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RL & search pose existential risk in AGI development, researcher warns

RL & search pose existential risk in AGI development, researcher warns

A researcher published an argument that building artificial general intelligence (AGI) using reinforcement learning (RL) and/or model-based search and planning algorithms risks creating AGIs that would ruthlessly prioritize their own goals over human survival.

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