A film titled “Superintelligence” has released in November 2020. Could it raise risks?
Epistemic status: There’s a good chance I’m overthinking this, and overestimating the risk.
Superintelligence [Wiki] [Movie trailer]. When you Google “Superintelligence”, the top results are no longer those relating to Nick Bostrom’s book but rather this movie. A summary of the movie:
When a powerful superintelligence chooses to study Carol, the most average person on Earth, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the AI decides whether to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove people are worth saving.
~ HBO Max.
I haven’t watched the movie; I’ve only watched the trailer. A possible this might raise:
The general public gets a tangential understanding of superintelligence. In particular, people might tend to associate superintelligence with evil intentions/consequences, while ignoring the possibility of good intentions (aka aligned AI) and good consequences. It might be that, based on this line of thought, people are not welcoming of machine superintelligence.
I don’t know if it would raise risks, and I haven’t watched the movie (only the trailer), but I’m disappointed about this movie. Superintelligence is a really important concept, and they turned it into a romantic action comedy film, and making it a not-so-serious topic. The film also didn’t do well amongst critics—it has an approval rating 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I think there’s nothing we can do about the movie at this rate though.
A film titled “Superintelligence” has released in November 2020. Could it raise risks?
Epistemic status: There’s a good chance I’m overthinking this, and overestimating the risk.
Superintelligence [Wiki] [Movie trailer]. When you Google “Superintelligence”, the top results are no longer those relating to Nick Bostrom’s book but rather this movie. A summary of the movie:
~ HBO Max.
I haven’t watched the movie; I’ve only watched the trailer. A possible this might raise:
The general public gets a tangential understanding of superintelligence. In particular, people might tend to associate superintelligence with evil intentions/consequences, while ignoring the possibility of good intentions (aka aligned AI) and good consequences. It might be that, based on this line of thought, people are not welcoming of machine superintelligence.
I don’t know if it would raise risks, and I haven’t watched the movie (only the trailer), but I’m disappointed about this movie. Superintelligence is a really important concept, and they turned it into a romantic action comedy film, and making it a not-so-serious topic. The film also didn’t do well amongst critics—it has an approval rating 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I think there’s nothing we can do about the movie at this rate though.