IEEE Spectrum interviews Google DeepMind's resident philosopher on AI autonomy, safety, human-AI relations
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-28
IEEE Spectrum sits down with dioscuri, a Cambridge philosopher who serves as Google DeepMind's resident philosopher. The interview covers why he joined DeepMind, his concerns about AI autonomy and safety, and the nature of human-AI relationships.
A rare look at the in-house philosopher role at a frontier lab and the ethics questions it is meant to tackle.
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