Editorial profile
Stuart Russell
Berkeley professor and co-author of the standard AI textbook, known for his work on provably beneficial AI.
Stuart Russell is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-author with Peter Norvig of “Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach”.
His book “Human Compatible” (2019) argues that AI systems should be designed to be uncertain about human preferences.
Key ideas
- The standard model of AI — optimizing a fixed objective — becomes dangerous as systems grow more capable.
- Machines should defer to humans when uncertain about what we want.
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