The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values Cover
Podcast Mentions

The Alignment Problem Machine Learning and Human Values

Brian Christian

Finalist for the Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us―and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the s...

Podcasts 2
Quotes 6
The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra Klein praised it as the single best book on AI alignment and technical questions, calling it a deep work on machine learning and human learning.

"

Brian Christian, who wrote a book called The Alignment Problem, which in my view is the single best book you can read on the issue of machine intelligence and the way it is difficult for our form of i...

— Episode: Best Of: Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We?

Episode: Best Of: Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We?

Ezra Klein praised it as the single best book on AI alignment and technical questions, calling it a deep work on machine learning and human learning.

"

Brian Christian, who wrote a book called The Alignment Problem, which in my view is the single best book you can read on the issue of machine intelligence and the way it is difficult for our form of intelligence to interact with it.

He's the author of the book The Alignment Problem.

Brian Christian, your book is The Alignment Problem. It is fantastic.

Episode: Three Sentences That Could Change the World — and...

Ezra suggested it as a great book to explore AI risk, recommending listeners check it out for deeper insight.

"

author of the really great book on this subject, The Alignment Problem

Episode: Is A.I. the Problem? Or Are We?

It was praised as the best book on the technical and moral questions of AI, offering a deep look at machine learning and its relation to human learning.

"

Brian Christian, your book is The Alignment Problem. It is fantastic.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The book was praised as a solid, objective guide to AI alignment written by Brian Christian, noted for its clear perspective on the subject.

"

he's not or at least when he wrote it he wasn't an AI researcher he's now becoming one but he has talked to many of the people involved in these questions and tries to give an objective view so I thin...

— Episode: The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 M...

Episode: The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 Might Be Th...

The book was praised as a solid, objective guide to AI alignment written by Brian Christian, noted for its clear perspective on the subject.

"

he's not or at least when he wrote it he wasn't an AI researcher he's now becoming one but he has talked to many of the people involved in these questions and tries to give an objective view so I think it's a pretty good book

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.