Intelligence as a Positive and Negative Factor in Global Risk Eliezer Yudkowsky (yudkowsky@singinst.org) Forthcoming in Global Catastrophic Risks‚ eds. Nick Bostrom and Milan Cirkovic Draft of August 31‚ 2006 Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence Palo Alto‚ CA Introduction By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it. Of course this problem is not limited to the field of AI. Jacques Monod wrote: "A curious aspect of the theory
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In any good novel‚ and even in life‚ people can be influenced in both positive and negative ways. In the three novels that we have read so far‚ Great Expectations‚ Lés Misérables‚ and Wuthering Heights‚ the main characters are faced with negative challenges and influences. Positive guides and influences also affect the characters in these books; the positive guides usually end up winning in the end. In Great Expectations‚ the main character of the story was Pip. Some of the negative influences
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POLS 1501 HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION Essay Question: Humanitarian Intervention is one of the key features of post-Cold war international politics. What exactly is it? What are the arguments for and against it? Discuss your answers in the context of a recent case‚ such as Bosnia‚ Kosovo‚ Afghanistan or East Timor. Hypothesis: That despite the incidents where humanitarian interventions have proved seemingly unsuccessful‚ they are‚ nonetheless‚ a vital tool in alleviating the human suffering
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Many solutions exist to reduce the negative externalities of plastic bags. The three main solutions available are taxations on plastic bags‚ bans on plastic bags and subsidies to improve methane capture technologies. The following provides a discussion on each of the solutions‚ including the advantages and disadvantages of each solution: Solution 1: Taxation on plastic bags Imposition of a tax equal to the cost of the negative externality can internalise the externality amongst consumers and
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so many problems happen to agricultural production. But some experts have found the GM crops to solve this problems. In one way several peoples have opinion that GM crops increasing the supply of logistics‚ but others say the yields can bring the negative effect to human life. There are some reasons that GM crops bring the good effect to the human being. Firstly the plant with GMO’s are have many merits‚ such us it is resistance from germs‚ have higher nutrition and have much harvesting result. Secondly
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While eminent domain can take away someones house‚ it can be a positive action if it makes a neglected property livable again. It improves not only the area‚ but also the community. Economic growth can be both positive and negative. It can create jobs for people‚ improve living conditions and improve peoples moral. While the negative effects of economic growth can hurt the poor‚ especially affordable housing‚ it can hurt the environment‚ and more money has to be put out for public works. American
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way of life started to slowly progress.There were many types of growth including economic‚population‚and agriculture. It had many positives and negatives ‚but the positives overshadowed the negatives. There were also things that were both positive and negative throughout the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution there were many positive changes happening. Factories were being built which meant more jobs for people. The more jobs that came the population grew. People
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Counterfeit Drugs Problems and Solutions for the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction Counterfeit drugs have been around for much of the recent history of industrial-scale drug production in India and abroad. Although detailed data on counterfeit medicines are difficult to obtain by virtue of its very nature‚ a recent WHO report estimates the prevalence to be around 1% of sales in developed countries to over 10% in some developing countries1. The more important aspect of this global
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hardly spends time with their children. This increases the risk of their children being exposed to sexually explicit content. Evidence clearly states that pornography has harmful effect on children and teenagers including premature sexualization‚ negative body image and unhealthy notions about relationships (Protecting our children’s innocence online). To better protect children and teenagers‚ censorship to internet pornography is necessary. Some of the websites like YouTube prevent the access to
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Hernan Cortes a positive or negative force in history? Villains aren’t always just found in the stories we pass down from generation to generation. They can be found in everyday life throughout history from all across the globe. But what makes someone a villain? The definition of villain is someone that is blamed for a particular evil or difficulty (Webster). Hernan Cortes fits this description and the actions taken while in Mexico can be viewed as evil‚ making him a negative force in their
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