After AGI: What Might a Good Outcome for Humanity Look Like?
AI systems are advancing quickly, and much of the conversation focuses on what could go wrong. This panel asks another question: if we get through the transition to artificial general intelligence, what would a genuinely good future for humanity involve?
Join David Duvenaud, Robert Adragna, Andrew Lee, and Christian Tarsney, speakers from philosophy, computer science, and AI safety research, for a discussion followed by audience Q&A.
The panelists
David Duvenaud is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto and a Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society. He works on AGI governance and mitigating catastrophic risks from advanced AI, recently spent a sabbatical on Anthropic's Alignment Science team, and co-authored Gradual Disempowerment.
Robert Adragna is an AI safety researcher who studied reward hacking and sandbagging (AI models deliberately underperforming to hide their true capabilities) at MATS.
Andrew Lee is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough and heads the Artificial Consciousness Initiative at U of T. He works on the structure of consciousness, welfare and value, and the philosophy of mind.
Christian Tarsney is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough, working on ethics, decision theory, and the philosophy of AI. He previously held research positions at Oxford's Global Priorities Institute and UT Austin's Population Wellbeing Initiative.
Hosted by the Toronto AI Safety Initiative (TAISI).
🍕 Food provided
🎓 Free and open to all U of T students and faculty
📍 In person at the Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100