"We've been fine before, so we'll be fine again" is a fallacy (in the more dangerous direction).
Toy models show that we're wearing alive-tinted glasses.
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Starblink Leaderboard
Will be updated with further LLMs and people
A Common-Sense and Research-Backed Plan for Voting Safety
By passing common-sense, research-backed voting restrictions, we can keep our country and our children safe.
Starburst Leaderboard
Will be updated with further LLMs and people
A Medium Scenario
An AI timeline with perils short of ASI
Distribution of Ultimate Power in the Face of ASI
How to save human agency from total control
I'm Deeply Worried About LLM Progress
Starburst has shown concerning progress. We'll have a meeting to discuss.
The CRIE: Correlations Between Intelligence Ratings and Intelligence Test Questions
Ratings of intelligence do, at least, measure some capability.
A brief update on o3-mini and Starburst
AI still fails basic deep reasoning tasks
You can do (fictional) theoretical physics today
An unusual puzzle game shows tentative promise as an intelligence test.