Mark Miller | Paperclips and Pyramids: Misdiagnosing AI Risks

Mark S. Miller is the Chief Scientist at Agoric. He is a pioneer of agoric (market-based secure distributed) computing and smart contracts, the main designer of the E and Dr. SES distributed persistent object-capability programming languages, inventor of Miller Columns, an architect of the Xanadu hypertext publishing system, a representative of the ECMAScript committee, a former Google research scientist, and member of the WebAssembly (Wasm) group.

Key Highlights

• This podcast addresses common misconceptions about the risks of advanced AI – an example being the paper clip scenario
• How more pressing concerns regard one entity gaining unchecked power and that solutions lie not in just dispersing power but in structuring institutions effectively – similar to the separation of powers principle.
• The blend of human and AI intelligence is the cornerstone of future civilization, demanding innovative governance to ensure harmony.

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