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ice compromised work may find an unexpectedlypromising breeding ground. (In writing about the Jayson Blair case in The New Yorker of June 30, 2003, Elizabeth Kolbert said that this "paper of record" cannot afford to "check up" on its employees; it hasto assume they are trustworthy.) Indeed, these circumstances o
tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili
ice compromised work may find an unexpectedlypromising breeding ground. (In writing about the Jayson Blair case in The New Yorker of Lune 30, 2003, Elizabeth Kolbert said that this "paper of record" cannot afford to "check up" on its employees; it hasto assume they are trustworthy.) Indeed, these circumstances o
tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili
profound than having jobs. AGI can enable us to finally become the masters of our own destiny. Let’s make that destiny a truly inspiring one! °° See Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (New York: Henry Holt, 2014). 68 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016871 Jaan Tallinn grew up in Estonia, becoming one
ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene
profound than having jobs. AGI can enable us to finally become the masters of our own destiny. Let’s make that destiny a truly inspiring one! °° See Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (New York: Henry Holt, 2014). 68 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016288 Jaan Tallinn grew up in Estonia, becoming one
ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene
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