Saturday, June 29, 2024

The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian *****

Does your web browser include AI? Have you wondered what was behind all this hype? Have you played with ChatGPT? Are you willing to work for the answers as if you were back in math class? If you answered “yes” to all these questions, I recommend The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian. The author reviews recent Artificial Intelligence research and accomplishments. AI far surpasses what you see when you read a news report, see a summary generated by your web browser, or ask a question to ChatGPT. The book is not an easy read, but it is worth the effort.

Much of the book deals with the theory of learning as related to people and computers.

If a young child sees you reach for something that is just out of reach, the child will help. How complicated is that? Very. This act demonstrates that the child has a model of you, your goals, and your objectives. The child also has a model of themself and recognizes that they can help. The child also has an altruistic goal to help.

Training AIs are beyond copying behavior. Like the child above, an AI can learn your goals and objectives and learn to do what you would have done.

Highly recommended. It gets better and better. Stick with it.

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