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    Future of Life Institute
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    May 11
    Despite what AI companies want you to believe, AGI is not inevitable. The race-to-the-bottom to build it is not inevitable. Losing control of our future is not inevitable. We can build AI that works for humanity, instead of replacing us. This is how 👉 BetterPathFor.ai
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    Future of Life Institute
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    May 25, 2022
    'We're not trying to push utopia. We're trying to show futures that are not dystopian, so people have something to work toward.' Anna Yelizarova on one of the goals behind @FLIxrisk's Worldbuilding Contest, in this new @IEEESpectrum piece by @newsbeagle:
    World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Jan 19, 2022
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    World builds need to be plausible: That is, they must be consistent with known science and take into account the likely developments of our world. In this particular case, they must also feature artificial general intelligence (AGI). (2/3) [image by barrow_motion]
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Dec 3, 2021
    Good to see Space Film & VFX (@wearespace_vfx) getting the recognition they deserve for 'Slaughterbots - if human: kill()'. It's a thrilling film, with a vital message: it's time to #BanSlaughterbots prolificnorth.co.uk/node/31557
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Nov 30, 2021
    In 2017, our short film Slaughterbots warned the world of what was coming. Its sequel lets the world know the time has come to #BanSlaughterbots.
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Feb 11, 2022
    The arguments used to defend unwise tech projects make an easy @TheOnion target: 'You want to deny an elderly woman a machine-bear hybrid that can carry her groceries...just because it also has the potential to kill millions of human beings?' Yes, we do.
    Tech Leaders Justify Project To Create Army Of AI-Controlled Bulletproof Grizzly Bears As Inevita...
    From theonion.com
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    Future of Life Institute
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    May 23, 2022
    Replying to @FLI_org @JohnJBurden and 11 others
    (#11) We start our 2nd week of finalists with an entry by @martinwagah and @1carringtone, from Kenya. To ensure AGI remains controlled, they envisage an AGI Non-Weaponization Treaty and a set of international best practices in r&d. Have a read and share! worldbuild.ai/W-0000000454/
    Media piece for FLI Worldbuilding Contest entry 454, by Martin Wagah and Carringtone Kinyanjui.
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Dec 1, 2021
    We've released a sequel to our short film Slaughterbots, which went viral in 2017. Its message is simple: The time has come to #BanSlaughterbots
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Dec 17, 2021
    UN diplomats refused to screen our film at the CCW Review Conference: youtube.com/watch?v=9rDo1Q… Most people fear Slaughterbots because they don't want algorithms killing them; diplomats are afraid of 'Slaughterbots' the film because it urges them to act. #CCWUN #BanSlaughterbots
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Dec 2, 2024
    Actor Cate Blanchett is "deeply concerned" about AI: "I'm less concerned with my job prospects than I am about the impact it's going to have on the average person... I'm worried about us as a species. It's a much bigger problem." 🔗 Full interview on BBC News below:
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Feb 10, 2022
    'You can’t stop progress, and you can’t really separate deadly bears that shoot acid from their mouths from the technology that helps people every day' @TheOnion Exactly. Only 'ignorant Luddites' like @elonmusk would try to ban these things. Right, Elon?
    Tech Leaders Justify Project To Create Army Of AI-Controlled Bulletproof Grizzly Bears As Inevita...
    From theonion.com
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    Future of Life Institute
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    May 20, 2022
    Replying to @FLI_org @JohnJBurden and 6 others
    (#9) Now for a Spanish solo entry, by @Jsevillamol. Jaime's media piece is made up of 4 'paintings by a 2044 traveller and an AI', depicting 4 sectors of a megapolis (below). There's vast inequality, but no poverty. What do you make of it? Let us know: worldbuild.ai/W-0000000245/
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Jun 29, 2023
    How would a nuclear war between Russia and the U.S. affect you? Who would survive? Watch and share our most realistic nuclear war simulation yet:
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    Future of Life Institute
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    Sep 16, 2021
    This year, The Future of Life Award honors Joe Farman, Susan Solomon, and Stephen O. Andersen, whose work to save the ozone layer helped preserve life on Earth — and offered us a way forward for collectively solving global crises. youtube.com/watch?v=1iGISs…