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Jack Clark Tells IMF AI Progress Marks the Start of the Singularity

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Jack Clark argued in his Per Jacobsson lecture at the IMF meeting in Bangkok that AI’s growing contributions to frontier science show the singularity has begun, and urged countries to build the capacity to turn potential discoveries into economic benefits. Clark called for expanded scientific equipment, laboratories, robotics, and infrastructure. He also advocated human oversight of biological and AI research, rules governing AI development, and restraint in deciding which capabilities to pursue.

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10/19
  1. Jack Clark Tells the IMF the Singularity Has Begun

    In his Per Jacobsson lecture at the IMF meeting in Bangkok, Jack Clark argues that AI’s growing contributions to frontier science indicate the singularity has begun. He urges countries to expand scientific equipment, laboratories, robotics, and infrastructure to translate potential discoveries into economic benefits. He also calls for human oversight of biological and AI research, rules governing AI development, and restraint over which capabilities to pursue.

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