Alex Turner - Will powerful AIs tend to seek power?

Alex Turner, an AI researcher and author of the spotlighted NeurIPS paper joins the podcast to talk power-seeking, his path into AI safety, his research agenda, and his perspective on the future of AI.

Intro music:
➞ Artist: Ron Gelinas
➞ Track Title: Daybreak Chill Blend (original mix)
➞ Link to Track: https://youtu.be/d8Y2sKIgFWc

0:00 Intro
2:05 Interest in alignment research
8:00 Two camps of alignment research
13:10 The NeurIPS paper
17:10 Optimal policies
25:00 Two-piece argument
28:30 Relaxing certain assumptions …

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