Essays
Yoshua Bengio – Why We Shouldn’t Blast Off to AGI Just Yet [The Trajectory Series 1: AGI Destinations, Episode 1]
Episode 1 of The Trajectory is with none other than the Turing Award winner, MILA Scientific Director, ML godfather, and (very recently) AI safety advocate, Yoshua Bengio. My first interview…
Green Eggs and Ham – Facing Future Technology and AI Like an Adult
If you were a child at any point in the last 50 years, you’re probably familiar with the story. Sam I Am tries to get a protagonist (let’s call him…
A Worthy Successor – The Purpose of AGI
Assuming AGI is achievable (and many, many of its former detractors believe it is) – what should be its purpose? A tool for humans to achieve their goals (curing cancer,…
The AGI Mandate of Heaven [AGIMoH] – Mapping the Winners of the Race to Build God
The ancient and imperial China, rulers were legitimized by an ideology of the Mandate of Heaven – the idea that heaven selects a rightful virtuous ruler. Capable and benevolent rulers…
Potentia – The Highest Moral Goal for Humanity
Discussions around AGI and technological progress often hinge upon near-term policy decisions. Okay, so we want this or that near-term decision on governance. More privacy. Less regulation. Whatever. But all…
The Intelligence Trajectory Political Matrix
In my discussions around posthumanism and AGI, I’ve noticed something curious: Almost all discussions in the intergovernmental world, tech media, and social media center around specific policy decisions – not…