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Green Sunday: Why Stop ‘Super’ Artificial ‘intelligence’?
Nobel laureates, award winning researchers, and the most cited scientists in history are warning that the development of advanced artificial intelligence poses catastrophic risks to humanity including the risk of human extinction.
This talk shares what the experts are saying in their own words – and argues that we should treat AI development as an urgent existential risk and act to stop it. It also presents a short film based on one near term scenario by a whistleblower from a frontier AI company who left to warn the public about the danger we are in. We will also discuss resistance to advanced AI.
Guido Reichstadter has helped organize some of the world’s first acts of civil disobedience to stop advanced AI development. Over 25 years ago, while studying at the University of Florida, he became aware of the potential for the construction of artificial general intelligence (AGI), machine systems that share the same broad range of problem solving abilities as the human brain, and recognized their inherent danger. After taking his degree in math and physics, he began a 20 year career as a jeweler, married and raised two children. When the release of ChatGPT caused experts to shorten timelines for arrival of AGI, Guido became alarmed that the world would not avoid this danger. In 2024 he put his career on hold and moved to San Francisco, ground zero for US AI development, to mobilize public opposition.
Green Sundays are a series of free public programs & discussions on topics “du jour” sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County and held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party follows at 7:00 pm. Council meetings are open to anyone who is interested.