Kim Solez, MD

Singularity Course  Some already know what the technological Singularity is, others don’t, and are finding out now.  However, if the people and ideas I present are genuinely new and interesting I should be able to satisfy both groups.

Elenchus - Open Facebook Group "Elenchus" is a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on utilizing Socratic dialogue in asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. The only rule: Maintain Decorum :)

“…The technological singularity occurs as artificial intelligences surpass human beings as the smartest and most capable life forms on the Earth. Technological development is taken over by the machines, who can think, act and communicate so quickly that normal humans cannot even comprehend what is going on. The machines enter into a ‘runaway reaction’ of self-improvement cycles, with each new generation of A.I.s appearing faster and faster. From this point onwards, technological advancement is explosive, under the control of the machines, and thus cannot be accurately predicted (hence the term ‘Singularity’)....” – Ray Kurzweil

Singularity Course

 How Inside Outside and Singularity impact young people, important concepts we will discuss later.  Big Bang Theory (the TV show; 16 million viewers)  Singularity University (I went to Exec. Program)  Singularity Summit (9,000 views per video)  Singularity Institute of Artificial Intelligence (500 views per video)  Kim Solez – Technology and Future of Medicine Course LABMP 590 (500 views per video)  SIAI Rationality and Awesomeness Mini-Camp – Participants in early 20s –advice on fashion, style, body language, and confidence-building

Singularity Course  In the coming decades, humanity will likely create a powerful AI. SIAI exists to confront this urgent challenge, both the opportunity and the risk. SIAI is fostering research, education, and outreach to increase the likelihood that the promise of AI is realized for the benefit of everyone

Singularity Course .. However, Marcus Hutter suggests that there is an element of human insignificance that makes the whole scenario much more challenging. Also, Hutter has created a general AI which makes the problem seem more immediate!

Singularity Course .. However Marcus Hutter suggests that there is an element of human insignificance that makes the whole scenario much more challenging. Also Hutter has created a sort of general AI which makes the problem seem more immediate!

Singularity Course  While these are “just” recreational games, they do contain many prototypical elements of the real world, such as food, enemies, friends, space, obstacles, objects, and weapons  Next could be a test in modern virtual worlds... that require intelligent agents, and finally some selected real-world problems The same single [AIXI approximation “MC-AIXI-CTW”] has learned to play TicTacToe, Kuhn Poker, and most impressively, Pacman (Veness et al. 2011) from scratch

Singularity Course  Outside the Singularity looking in it will be white noise  Inside the Singularity if everything speeds up at the same rate we may not notice anything; it may seem like normal life to us  Even if initially our biological brains count for something in our mental processes, very soon the processing power of the machine implant will vastly outstrip our biological brains. Our biological brains become insignificant regardless of the friendliness or lack thereof of the AI

Singularity Course  Extreme risk taking because we can back ourselves up from backups if something bad happens  Insignificance, lack of identity. Why wait to create backups when we have the processing power to run several lives at once. Can replicate ourselves endlessly in seconds! No more waiting 9 months!  The world has little incentive to keep identities straight when biological brains contribute so little to mental processes. Bigger not better  Aimlessness, lack of sense of purpose

Singularity Course  The challenge of producing a friendly AI, which SIAI has taken on, becomes just a small part of the much larger challenge of creating a friendly world in which humans still have lives of significance, human history is retained and extended  A positive outcome is possible; let’s make it likely  We all need to be engaged in ensuring a positive outcome for humanity. The future is ours to shape. We need to get busy doing that!  A simple approach is needed to engage the general public on these matters!

Singularity Course