A few months ago, I wrote a post about using slower computing substrates as a possibly new way to safely train and align ASI.

If you haven't read that post, basically the idea is that if we consider compute speed as a factor in Total Intelligence (alongside say, quality of intelligence), then it should be possible to keep quality the same and lower compute speed in order to lower Total Intelligence while keeping quality the same.

An intuition pump is to imagine a scenario where we are able to slow down Einstein's brain, by slowing actual biochemical and electrical processes, so that it produces the Theory of Relativity in 40 years instead of 10.

The obvious reason to do this would be to gain some degree of controllability so that a sharp left turn is less likely. However, a more compelling argument for this strategy is that it [...]

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Outline:

(01:22) Running the first tests

(03:02) Challenges

(04:21) Opportunity

(05:00) Enter TextStarCraft II

(06:10) Results

(10:21) Observations and Discussion

(12:36) Where do we go from here?

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First published:
October 14th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qhhRwxsef7P2yC2Do/ai-alignment-via-slow-substrates-early-empirical-results

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“AI Alignment via Slow Substrates: Early Empirical Results With StarCraft II” by Lester Leong

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