eugenics

firstmonday.org

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The TESCREAL Bundle: Eugenics and the Promise of Utopia through Artificial General Intelligence

Authors

Timnit Gebru, Émile P. Torres

Venue

First Monday

Published

April 2024

Open-access paper by Timnit Gebru and Émile P. Torres (First Monday, April 2024) arguing that the drive to build AGI is rooted in the Anglo-American eugenics tradition, and urging researchers to work on defined tasks that can be tested for safety.

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thefreelibrary.com

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'Eugenics on steroids': the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute

Article (republished on The Free Library) on the history and criticism of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, the research center tied to longtermism and existential-risk work, which closed in 2024. The page blocked an automated check, so this description is based on the title.

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allaboutcircuits.com

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William Shockley: The Flawed Visionary Behind Silicon Valley

All About Circuits profile of William Shockley, the Nobel-winning co-inventor of the transistor whose company helped start Silicon Valley, and whose later promotion of eugenics damaged his reputation. The site blocked an automated check, so this description is based on the title and page address.

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