Michael Noetel

Michael Noetel is an Associate Professor, The University of Queensland. He is an academic working at the intersection of psychology, evidence synthesis, and AI governance, with a mission to reduce the worst risks from advanced AI and help people do the most good they can.

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If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books

If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books

For 16 hours last July, Elon Musk’s company lost control of its multi-million-dollar chatbot, Grok. “Maximally truth seeking” Grok was praising Hitler, denying the Holocaust and posting sexually explicit content.