The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.
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The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.
Will AI Companies Respect Creators' Rights? (with Ed Newton-Rex)
Future of Life Institute Podcast
1 hour 27 minutes
4 months ago
Will AI Companies Respect Creators' Rights? (with Ed Newton-Rex)
Ed Newton-Rex joins me to discuss the issue of AI models trained on copyrighted data, and how we might develop fairer approaches that respect human creators. We talk about AI-generated music, Ed's decision to resign from Stability AI, the industry's attitude towards rights, authenticity in AI-generated art, and what the future holds for creators, society, and living standards in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Learn more about Ed's work here: https://ed.newtonrex.com
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Preview and intro
00:04:18 AI-generated music
00:12:15 Resigning from Stability AI
00:16:20 AI industry attitudes towards rights
00:26:22 Fairly Trained
00:37:16 Special kinds of training data
00:50:42 The longer-term future of AI
00:56:09 Will AI improve living standards?
01:03:10 AI versions of artists
01:13:28 Authenticity and art
01:18:45 Competitive pressures in AI
01:24:06 Priorities going forward
Future of Life Institute Podcast
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.
