“Sharing the AI Windfall: A Strategic Approach to International Benefit-Sharing” by michel

This is a link post. Summary If AI progress continues on its current trajectory, the developers of advanced AI systems—and the governments who house those developers—will accrue tremendous wealth and technological power.In this post, I consider how and why US government[1] may want to internationally share some benefits accrued from advanced AI—like financial benefits or monitored access to private cutting-edge AI models. Building on prior work that discusses international benefit-sharing primarily from a global welfare or equality lens, I examine how strategic benefit-sharing could unlock international agreements that help all agreeing states and bolster global security. Two “use cases” for strategic benefit-sharing in international AI governance: Incentivizing states to join a coalition on safe AI development Securing the US’ lead in advanced AI development to allow for more safety work I also highlight an important, albeit fuzzy, distinction between benefit-sharing and power-sharing: Benefit-sharing: Sharing AI-derived benefits [...] ---Outline:(00:10) Summary(02:07) Introduction(04:43) What types of international AI governance agreements could strategic benefit-sharing (and power-sharing) unlock?(07:13) Benefit-sharing vs power-sharing: An important, fuzzy distinction(09:12) What AI-derived benefits could the USG share with other states?(11:15) Financial and resource-based benefits(12:47) Frontier AI benefits(16:46) ‘Seats at the table’ for decision-making related to AI development(18:52) Empowering other states national security(20:42) Other benefits(21:23) Two key considerations for benefit-sharingThe original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: August 16th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/GGHbGDpNaqx99qxRH/sharing-the-ai-windfall-a-strategic-approach-to --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.