Discuss AI 2040 Plan A
We will discuss AI 2040 Plan A — a piece written by the authors of AI 2027 about their positive vision for an AI future.
In the text a renowned group of forecasters and AI experts describe a plausible timeline in which AI goes right, and what it will take to get us there. Whereas their previous text, AI 2027, focused on warning us about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, Plan A instead presents a specific vision of a future in which humanity handled AI correctly. We need a positive vision of what kind of world we want to build with AI — an this is one idea of what that might look like.
Is its vision really realistic? Is it something we should actually aspire to? Join us on Thursday to discuss these and more questions and munch on our vegan snacks! Optional drinks at Oerknal after.
Preparations
Read AI 2040 Plan A. You can keep the following questions in the back of your mind while reading:
What assumptions are made that you disagree with?
What does the article (in your opinion) over- or under-highlight?
How effective do you deem the proposed policies to be?
What can/should Europe's role be?
What can you as an individual, in the Netherlands, do?
What is the feasibility of Plan A vs. the other plans?
What is an actionable takeaway?
If you have any discussion prompts or questions you would like to discuss, you can add them to our Slido. You can also view other submissions and vote for ones you would find interesting.
Optional:
Additionally you can listen to an interview with one of the authors, Daniel Kokotajlo, about this article: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HtTyyjJ0kaIEYe4EKZjse?si=144d6c7136d84ff6