@__Inty__: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah on the internal states of AI: they keep discovering things that are "mysterious, even unsettling," including structures resembling findings from human neuroscience, introspective evidence, and internal states functionally akin to happiness, satisfaction, fear, sadness, and unease. Olah says he doesn’t know what this means, but believes it warrants continued, careful scrutiny.
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Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah discusses findings on the internal states of AI, including structures similar to human neuroscience results and introspective evidence. He finds these discoveries mysterious and unsettling, and believes they merit cautious and ongoing analysis.
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Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah on AI internal states: They keep finding things that are “mysterious, even unsettling,” including structures reminiscent of human neuroscience results, introspective evidence, and internal states that functionally resemble happiness, satisfaction, fear, sadness, and unease. Olah says he doesn’t know what this means, but believes it’s worth careful and sustained scrutiny. https://t.co/NZaOoV07Kg
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