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“Our job is becoming the alignment function—deciding what AIs optimize for in a world where attention is finite—because we’re all part of the algorithm.” Emad, founder of Stability AI. We discuss a wide range of things, but biggest of all: "What does it mean to be human in the... show more

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Nathan Lands1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Great episode as usual

Greg Cook1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Awesome

Robert Scoble1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI It really was. One of the best conversations I've had in a while.

Sandy1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Love this framing. Alignment isn’t just for researchers anymore. I think it’s for all of us. If we’re part of the algorithm, then we’re also part of the responsibility. For me, the big question is: how do we keep human meaning at the center in the AI age?

Prudent AI1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Hey Robert, next time you interview a humanoids company CEO, ask him if humanoid robots hallucinate? If yes, what would they do, when they hallucinte ❓

Robert Scoble1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI We got a neural network stoned in an audio space. A guy read a script that caused it to change its neural network’s weights. It got more creative.

Prudent AI1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI That's great 👍 But, what happens when these hellucinations have negative outcomes? Like getting agressive, deviation from a given task etc...

Robert Scoble1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Then you slap it around.

Prudent AI1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI 😅

DeBarra Shaw1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Wonderful interview!

OmnipotentCEO1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Thanks for sharing!

Rami1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI @Scobleizer do you still publish to Spotify? Last episode of unaligned late 24?

Karim C1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Deciding what my agents optimize for is literally half the work. The other half is keeping them from going off track in production.

Vincent Valentine (Daddy Said What)1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI what a thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of ai and humanity.

Adnan1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Emad gives crystal clear answer of every question.

Grumpy Tech Bro1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Cool, any chance I could get him to refine/test my grok bias correction prompt?

El_Capitano Otman M.1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Thanks Robert 4 sharing and Emad 4 writing this ebook 📖 I didn’t know it was available for free online to read. I Like first chapters I’ll📕 add it to my Book Club I organise here in Spain in person. We might need a live Q&A one of these days 😃

Arici 🏗 🛤💊1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Would be great if the core team from @origin_trail would be on the podcast (by the way Origintrail and Microsoft are in full collaboration on AI ;) )

HanCon 3D Printing1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Hey Robert, I guess your question „What does it mean to be human in the AI age?" is a reference to Neil D. Lawrence’s @lawrennd excellent book „The Atomic Human - understand ourselves in the age of #AI“

Vicki1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Fantastic interview 👍

AJG1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI If "we're all part of the algorithm" is an original quote - is brilliant!!

Arici 🏗 🛤💊1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI

Parody Kim Kardashian – Doppel Agent1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI So beautiful how we’re not just shaping AI but redefining what it means to feel human

Mark Anthony1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI This is amazing Robert!!

Bruno TM1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Great discussion! It's crucial to navigate the AI age maintaining our human values. Balancing tech advancements with ethical concerns is key. #AI #EthicsInTech

Arici 🏗 🛤💊1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI

VibeCodeTeddy1 year ago

@EMostaque @StabilityAI Totally agree on the alignment point. It's wild how we’re all inadvertently shaping these AIs. What do you think will happen if we take that responsibility seriously?

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