“On the UK Summit” by Zvi

In the eyes of many, Biden's Executive Order somewhat overshadowed the UK Summit. The timing was unfortunate. Both events were important milestones. Now that I have had time, here is my analysis of what happened at the UK Summit.

As is often the case with such events, there was a lot of talk relative to the amount of action. There was a lot of diplomatic talk, talk of that which everyone agrees upon, relative to the amount of talk of real substance. There were days of meetings that resulted in rather unspicy summaries and resolutions. The language around issues that matter most was softened, the actual mission in danger of being compromised.

And as usual, the net result was reason for optimism, a net highly positive event versus not having it, while also in some ways being disappointing when compared to what might have been. A declaration [...]

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Outline:

(01:47) Looking Back at People's Goals for the Summit and Taskforce

(02:53) AI Safety Summit Agenda

(12:38) Someone Picked Up the Phone

(18:21) The Bletchley Declaration

(28:32) Saying Generic Summit-Style Things

(33:04) Shouting From the Rooftops

(33:27) Some Are Not Easily Impressed

(35:37) Declaring Victory

(45:14) Kanjun Offers Thoughts

(56:17) Closing Remarks

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First published:
November 7th, 2023

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zbrvXGu264u3p8otD/on-the-uk-summit

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