Roland Pihlakas, from Estonia. I studied psychology, worked on modelling of natural intelligence, and then on AI safety. Have always cared about environmental issues. I work as a software developer, mainly having built AI and ML software. I tend to have many ideas and like interdisciplinary research. My AI safety related blog can be found here: https://medium.com/threelaws/
What are some things people can talk to you about? (e.g. your areas of experience/expertise)
AI:
Legal responsibility assignment in AI based systems.
Autonomous weapons systems.
Whitelisting, reversibility.
Human augmentation.
Pending workforce disruptions due to increasing automation.
Tax changes needed due to increasing automation, a better alternative to “the robot tax”.
Fundamental limits to AI safety, self-deception, embedded agency.
How to formalise multiple AI goals, an alternative to utility maximisation.
Corrigibility, interruptibility, low impact AI.
How to promote and educate people about AI safety topics.
How to reduce the speed of technological innovation.
Organisations as AGI.
Climate:
Social attitude changes that might be attractive to people and helpful for climate.
How to educate people about climate issues and solutions.
Self-development:
Rationality.
Various methodologies for improved communication.
Learning new helpful habits, improving memory for existing habits.
What are things you’d like to talk to other people about? (e.g. things you want to learn)
All above mentioned topics.
How to have a career in AI safety.
How to have a career in climate.
How to have a career in other EA topics.
How can people get in touch with you?
Facebook: using my name.
Skype username: “roland” (full name “Roland Pihlakas”).
Email: roland@simplify.ee (but I might be slow to respond or notice, above mentioned methods are better).
I am also able to use Zoom and Slack, if you prefer so.
Who are you?
Roland Pihlakas, from Estonia. I studied psychology, worked on modelling of natural intelligence, and then on AI safety. Have always cared about environmental issues. I work as a software developer, mainly having built AI and ML software. I tend to have many ideas and like interdisciplinary research. My AI safety related blog can be found here: https://medium.com/threelaws/
What are some things people can talk to you about? (e.g. your areas of experience/expertise)
AI:
Legal responsibility assignment in AI based systems.
Autonomous weapons systems.
Whitelisting, reversibility.
Human augmentation.
Pending workforce disruptions due to increasing automation.
Tax changes needed due to increasing automation, a better alternative to “the robot tax”.
Fundamental limits to AI safety, self-deception, embedded agency.
How to formalise multiple AI goals, an alternative to utility maximisation.
Corrigibility, interruptibility, low impact AI.
How to promote and educate people about AI safety topics.
How to reduce the speed of technological innovation.
Organisations as AGI.
Climate:
Social attitude changes that might be attractive to people and helpful for climate.
How to educate people about climate issues and solutions.
Self-development:
Rationality.
Various methodologies for improved communication.
Learning new helpful habits, improving memory for existing habits.
What are things you’d like to talk to other people about? (e.g. things you want to learn)
All above mentioned topics.
How to have a career in AI safety.
How to have a career in climate.
How to have a career in other EA topics.
How can people get in touch with you?
Facebook: using my name.
Skype username: “roland” (full name “Roland Pihlakas”).
Email: roland@simplify.ee (but I might be slow to respond or notice, above mentioned methods are better).
I am also able to use Zoom and Slack, if you prefer so.