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    • Global Health & Wellbeing
      • EA Community Growth (Global Health and Wellbeing)
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      • Global Health & Development
      • Scientific Research
      • South Asian Air Quality
    • Longtermism
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Chris Olah, Dario Amodei, PhD, Research Scientist, Baidu Silicon Valley AI Lab, and Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project; Jacob Steinhardt, PhD Student, Computer Science, Stanford University

  • Focus Area: Potential Risks from Advanced AI
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    Published: March 21, 2015

    The Open Philanthropy Project spoke with Chris Olah, Dario Amodei, and Jacob Steinhardt as part of an investigation of machine learning. Topics covered included: areas of research in machine learning, past applications of machine learning, possible future applications, systemic issues in the field, and potentially important research and development (R&D) goals neglected by industry and other funders.

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