Posts for the ‘Physical and Mathematical Sciences’ Category
The Multiverse According to Ben
This is a sort of continuation of my immediately previous blog post, further pursuing the topic of goal-system content for advanced, beneficial AGIs.
My SIAI colleague Eliezer Yudkowsky has frequently spoken about the desirability of a “(mathematically) provably Friendly AI”, where by “Friendly” he means something like “beneficial and not destructive to [...]
The Multiverse According to Ben
One approach to creating a superhuman AGI with a reasonably high likelihood of being beneficial to humans is to separate “goal system structure and dynamics” from “goal system content.” One then has three problems:
Create an AGI architecture that makes it very likely the AGI will pursue its goal-system content [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
Last February 19, 2010, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), in cooperation with UP National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), held the National level of the IYA 2009 Philippine Astronomy Olympiad. The competition was held at the UP NISMED auditorium in UP Diliman.
The regional representative for [...]
The Multiverse According to Ben
Today I tried out Siri, the new AI “personal assistant” app for the iPhone. It has some very smart people behind it, and is based on some code and ideas from the DARPA-funded CALO project. Siri’s earlier prototype version impressed me with its integration of dialogue and [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
Here is the line up of activities for the college week:
Feb 15
CAS Physics Department Open-House
8:00-12:00 and 1:00-5:00
Physics Olympics
8:00-12:00
Tacheon Run (Quizbowl)
12:00-5:00
Stargazing
7:00
Feb 16
Physics Department Faculty and Staff retreat
5:30-7:00
Stargazing
7:30
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The Multiverse According to Ben
Today I tried out Siri, the new AI “personal assistant” app for the iPhone. It has some very smart people behind it, and is based on some code and ideas from the DARPA-funded CALO project. Siri’s earlier prototype version impressed me with its integration of dialogue and [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
The Physics 25 students – headed by Sir Anatoly Karpov Buss had a stargazing session last Jan 29, a day before the Blue moon. The Blue moon is the second full moon of the month, the 1st being January 1 (Partial Lunar Eclipse). Also the full moon of Jan 30 is what [...]
The Multiverse According to Ben
Today (as a consequence of my role in the IEET), I gave a brief invited talk at the National Defense University, in Washington DC, about the ethics of autonomous robot missiles and war vehicles and “battlebots” (my word, not theirs in general….
Part of me wanted to bring a guitar [...]
The Multiverse According to Ben
This blog post is an edited version of a comment I made on Robin Hanson’s recent China Ascendant post on the Overcoming Bias blog. So, read Robin’s post before reading this one!
Also, it is best read as a sort of post-script to my recent article on the Chinese Singularity in [...]
Nested Universe
Michael Anissimov, Steve Rayhawk, Anna Salamon, Tom McCabe, and Rolf Nelson have released the beta version of an application created from a Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence research project. The Uncertain Future predicts when human-level Artificial Intelligence will arrive based upon a rigorous mathematical model.
The application allows users to provide their own estimates as to [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
The Silliman University Physics Department engaged in the department’s 1st Christmas-Costume party held last Dec 17, Thursday at SC 346. The Physics students and faculty dressed up in their Christmas attires as they began the party.Rosette as Lady Gaga/Daughter of Santa ClausDr. Hope Bandal as a Christmas clownSir Nelvs as King HerodMa’am [...]
Nested Universe
Michael Anissimov, Steve Rayhawk, Anna Salamon, Tom McCabe, and Rolf Nelson have released the beta version of an application created from a Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence research project. The Uncertain Future predicts when human-level Artificial Intelligence will arrive based upon a rigorous mathematical model.
The application allows users to provide their own estimates as to [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
On December 13, Sunday, the Junior Philippine Physics Society along with the Sidlakan Negros Photographers will be having a public observation of the Geminids Meteor Shower. The event will be held at the Astro-Meteo Observation Deck of the Physics Department of Silliman University, from 8pm – 12am.Meteor shower data:Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR)=100 [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 24, 2009, the Junior Philippine Physics Society will be visiting a traveling science exhibit called SCIENCE ON THE MOVE.The exhibit is held at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete. The exhibit is a joint effort of the DOST, the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology, and the Confederation [...]
Silliman University Physics Blog
A lot of people don’t have a grasp of the scope of physics, even some physics students themselves; don’t quite grasp the reach of physics. Most students associate physics with teaching. There’s actually a large array of possibilities for physics graduates. Physics branches out in almost all scientific fields.To give you an [...]