Artificial Intelligence and Its Limits

As distinct from fear-mongering about "Terminator," thinking about Artificial Intelligence and its future appears to be entering a new, more sober phase. Google recently released a blog post, and a backing research paper, detailing their concerns over AI safety. New research will concentrate on five broad areas:

Avoiding Negative Side Effects: How can we ensure that an AI system will not disturb its environment in negative ways while pursuing its goals, e.g. a cleaning robot knocking over a v...