AI Agent · AGI · New York · CBS News Technology
AI agents are "very intelligent, charming sociopaths," Kevin Roose confirms
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The world is awakening to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence amid a barrage of reports about AI agents defying their human creators.
Key facts
- That's the question technology journalist Kevin Roose seeks to answer in his new book, "The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence," set for release on Oct
- But when pressed, the reporter would say it is about 10%, which is about the median of the AI researchers the reporter knows
- Roose, formerly a longtime tech reporter at The New York Times and soon to be co-host of the forthcoming podcast "Machine Gods," told CBS News
- Kevin Roose: the reporter has been covering AI for more than a decade in various ways, and the reporter had this feeling that the story was slipping away
Summary
So how did they get here, exactly? "What happened during the decade when AI went from being pretty dumb at most things to being able to solve century-old math and science problems? The book arrives at a critical moment. Roose spoke to CBS News about his new book and about how AI could transform society.