The Trajectory Joscha Bach - Building an AGI to Play the Longest Games (Worthy Successor, Episode 6)
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Oct 25, 2024 
In a captivating discussion, Joscha Bach, a cognitive scientist and AI strategist at Liquid AI, dives deep into the intricacies of artificial general intelligence. He explores who the key players in AGI are, their motivations, and potential futures posthuman intelligence might shape. Bach raises ethical questions about AGI consciousness and the implications for humanity. He emphasizes the need for thoughtful regulation while debating the balance of altruism and self-interest in leadership. With eye-opening insights, he envisions a harmonious coexistence between advanced AI and mankind.
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Agency and Consciousness
- Joscha Bach defines agency as the ability to control future states, requiring models of the future and preferences over them.
- Consciousness is essential for agency because it allows systems to experience themselves and the universe, and to care.
Civilization's Need for AI
- Joscha Bach believes civilization is unsustainable without AI because it doesn't play a long enough game.
- He argues better information processing, regardless of general intelligence, helps avert civilizational doom.
Humanity's Role
- Humanity's role is to increase complexity, exemplified by burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon back into the atmosphere.
- Life will adapt to these changes; even if humans go extinct, other intelligent species will evolve.