The Singularity Institute Blog http://www.singinst.org/blog The Singularity Institute exists to confront the challenge of powerful AI, both the opportunity and the risk. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en AI Report on Forbes.com http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/24/ai-report-on-forbescom/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/24/ai-report-on-forbescom/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:24 +0000 Michael Anissimov http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/24/ai-report-on-forbescom/ SIAI President Michael Vassar, SIAI Director of Research Ben Goertzel, and SIAI Advisor Nick Bostrom all have excellent short articles up on Forbes’ AI Report.

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/24/ai-report-on-forbescom/feed/ Interview with Michael Vassar at Future Blogger http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/11/interview-with-michael-vassar-at-future-blogger/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/11/interview-with-michael-vassar-at-future-blogger/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:50:54 +0000 Michael Anissimov http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/11/interview-with-michael-vassar-at-future-blogger/ Future Blogger has an interview up with SIAI President Michael Vassar.

This is the second interview that Michael has given since joining SIAI. The first, from April, is at Accelerating Future.

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/11/interview-with-michael-vassar-at-future-blogger/feed/ Sander Olson Interview with Ben Goertzel http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/09/sander-olson-interview-with-ben-goertzel/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/09/sander-olson-interview-with-ben-goertzel/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:19 +0000 Michael Anissimov http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/09/sander-olson-interview-with-ben-goertzel/ Brian Wang has posted a recent interview with SIAI Director of Research Ben Goertzel at his site, Next Big Future.

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/06/09/sander-olson-interview-with-ben-goertzel/feed/ Handing over to Michael Anissimov http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/31/handing-over-to-michael-anissimov/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/31/handing-over-to-michael-anissimov/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 17:59:52 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/31/handing-over-to-michael-anissimov/ Over the last year I have been updating this blog with news about the SIAI-related activities of the team. I’ve appreciated the opportunity to let current and potential supporters know what the organization is doing.

I’m pleased to be able to hand over to Michael Anissimov, who recently signed on as SIAI Media Director.

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/31/handing-over-to-michael-anissimov/feed/ Videos from Global Catastrophic Risks Conference Available http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/videos-from-global-catastrophic-risks-conference-available/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/videos-from-global-catastrophic-risks-conference-available/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 06:50:20 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/videos-from-global-catastrophic-risks-conference-available/ Video is now available from the Global Catastrophic Risks Conference held at Oxford University, July 2008. Lecturers include SIAI Scientific Advisor Prof. Nick Bostrom and SIAI Research Fellow Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Link

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/videos-from-global-catastrophic-risks-conference-available/feed/ Google Summer of Code Begins http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/google-summer-of-code-begins/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/google-summer-of-code-begins/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 10:11:13 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/google-summer-of-code-begins/ For the second year, Google is a major sponsor–together with SIAI–of the OpenCog AGI project.

The Google Summer of Code project has begun. Students from around the world are making meaningful improvements to the OpenCog system.

SIAI Director of Open Source David Hart is leading OpenCog. SIAI Director of Research Dr. Ben Goertzel is providing scientific guidance, along with a team of mentors including Dr. Joel Pitt, whose work on OpenCog is sponsored by SIAI.

OpenCog/Google Summer of Code 2009 homepage

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/27/google-summer-of-code-begins/feed/ Lectures by Steve Omohundro http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/lectures-by-steve-omohundro/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/lectures-by-steve-omohundro/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 20:58:27 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/lectures-by-steve-omohundro/ A compilation of talks by SIAI Advisor Dr. Steve Omohundro, some not previously mentioned on this blog, is at Future Current.

In particular, note Omohundro’s talk on “AI and the Future of Human Morality” at the Silicon Valley World Transhumanist Association Meetup, May 2008. Video and a transcript are available online.

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/lectures-by-steve-omohundro/feed/ SIAI Team Members on The Future and You http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/siai-team-members-on-the-future-and-you/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/siai-team-members-on-the-future-and-you/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 08:52:29 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/siai-team-members-on-the-future-and-you/ Several SIAI Team members have been interviewed over the last year for Stephen Euin Cobb’s podcast, The Future and You:

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/26/siai-team-members-on-the-future-and-you/feed/ The Singularity Institute in the New York Times http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/24/the-singularity-institute-in-the-new-york-times/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/24/the-singularity-institute-in-the-new-york-times/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 05:27:41 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/24/the-singularity-institute-in-the-new-york-times/ An article by John Markoff on the risks of Artificial Intelligence, inspired by the recent Terminator movie, appeared in the New York Times. The article mentions the Singularity Institute, and it cites, in addition to the well-known work of SIAI Director Ray Kurzweil, the Friendly AI research of SIAI Research Fellow Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Link

]]> http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/24/the-singularity-institute-in-the-new-york-times/feed/ AGI-09 Video Available http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/22/agi-08-video-available/ http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/22/agi-08-video-available/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 08:14:52 +0000 Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/05/22/agi-08-video-available/ Video from the Second Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, chaired by SIAI Director of Research Dr. Ben Goertzel and with the participation of SIAI Scientific Advisor Dr. Moshe Looks, is now available online.

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