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Sam Altman to Elon Musk, May 25, 2015

Sam Altman asks Musk whether Y Combinator should start an AI lab structured as a nonprofit, and Musk replies.

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Sam Altman
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Monday, May 25, 2015 9:10 PM
To
Elon Musk
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Been thinking a lot about whether it's possible to stop humanity from developing AI. I think the answer is almost definitely not. If it's going to happen anyway, it seems like it would be good for someone other than Google to do it first. Any thoughts on whether it would be good for YC to start a Manhattan Project for AI? My sense is we could get many of the top ~50 to work on it, and we could structure it so that the tech belongs to the world via some sort of nonprofit but the people working on it get startup-like compensation if it works. Obviously we'd comply with/aggressively support all regulation. Sam
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The whole thread

  1. May 25, 2015 Elon Musk Probably worth a conversation
  2. May 25, 2015 Sam Altman Been thinking a lot about whether it's possible to stop humanity from developing AI. I think the answer is…
  3. Jun 24, 2015 Sam Altman The mission would be to create the first general AI and use it for individual empowerment—ie, the distributed…
  4. Jun 24, 2015 Elon Musk Agree on all
  5. Nov 14, 2015 Elon Musk “Liberty consists in the division of power. Absolutism, in concentration of power.” And "There is no error so…