- Published on March 23, 2023
- In AI Features
‘Pain in the AIs’ by Nick Bostrom
In an exclusive interview with Analytics India Magazine, Bostrom expresses his concerns on artificial intelligence
- By Tasmia Ansari
Have you ever questioned the very fabric of your reality? Do you ever wonder if what you perceive as the real world is nothing more than a computer-generated simulation controlled by a superior artificial intelligence? The theory was popularised by Nick Bostrom as the simulation hypothesis, suggesting that our very existence is no different than that of a character in a video game.
Bostrom is an acclaimed thinker on the safety concerns associated with our march towards the increasingly powerful and general forms of AI. The polymath believes AI is “the single-most important and daunting challenge that humanity has ever faced”. Currently, he is a professor at the University of Oxford and director of the Institute for the Future of Humanity. Over the years, his work has profoundly impa
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Tasmia Ansari
Tasmia is a tech journalist at AIM, looking to bring a fresh perspective to emerging technologies and trends in data science, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
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