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AI safety at the United Nations

Published:
October 14, 2015
Author:
Max Tegmark

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Nick Bostrom and I were invited to speak at the United Nations about how to avoid AI risk. I’d never been there before, and it was quite the adventure! Here’s the video – I start talking at 1:54:40 and Nick Bostrom at 2:14:30.

This content was first published at futureoflife.blackfin.biz on October 14, 2015.

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