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James F. O'Brien

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Approaching Singularity

Speculation about how technology might evolve beyond human capabilities.

James F. O'Brien

James F. O'Brien

·Jan 17

Can something be literally impossible to understand?

Not just complex or hard to understand, absolutely and completely beyond comprehension. — We are all familiar with concepts or ideas that are hard to understand, for example advanced math or a difficult puzzle, but what about ideas or concepts that are completely impossible for you, me, or anyone else, to understand. Not hard or even incredibly hard, but unequivocally impossible. …

Artificial Intelligence

7 min read

Can something be literally impossible to understand?
Can something be literally impossible to understand?

James F. O'Brien

James F. O'Brien

·Feb 11

Preparing for “uncomprehendable” AI

Today, we control our machines, but the reverse seems increasingly inevitable. — If our machines will eventually surpass us in terms of intelligence, then it would seem that we have only a limited window between when we figure out how to create artificial intelligence and when the artificial intelligences stop listening to us. Indeed, they might plausibly reach a point where their…

Machine Intelligence

9 min read

Preparing for “uncomprehendable” AI
Preparing for “uncomprehendable” AI

James F. O'Brien

James F. O'Brien

Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, Academy Award Winner, Company Founder, Advisor.

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