This Technology Could Save Us From AI
And is already trying to cure Alzheimers. A new episode of The Art Of The Zag...
-Dan Balsam, CTO of Goodfire
I recently learned something terrifying.
The people spending trillions to create artificial intelligence literally do not know how A.I. works.
I thought they were “building” A.I., but it turns out it’s more like they’re “growing” it.
A.I companies are sprinkling seeds into the digital ground and nurturing what comes out. But they don’t really understand how A.I. does what it does.
This absolutely scares me. Because if we don’t understand how these machines work, how are we going to prevent them from going off the rails?
Stock price growth won’t stop a runaway train.
That’s why I was excited to interview Dan Balsam, co-founder of a research company called Goodfire, about what he and a few determined geeks in the A.I. industry are doing about it.
Basically, they’re doing “brain scans and brain surgery” on A.I. models, so we can understand and tame them. And it’s a prime example of what Joe and my show The Art Of The Zag is all about: people taking counterintuitive approaches to solving problems in the world.
What Dan talks about in this interview is both fascinating and important for anyone who doesn’t want to have their head in the sand as the A.I. tidal wave heads toward the beach.
Have a listen, and let me know what you think!
Make a great day—
Shane