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AI takeoff

TagLast edit: Mar 16, 2022, 5:42 PM by Pablo

AI takeoff is a hypothesized period of transition during which an advanced artificial intelligence acquires superhuman intellectual capacity.

Further reading

Barnett, Matthew (2020) Distinguishing definitions of takeoff, AI Alignment Forum, February 13.
A compendium of explicit definitions of ‘AI takeoff’.

Christiano, Paul (2018) Takeoff speeds, The Sideways View, February 24.

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