Artificial Intelligence as a Positive and Negative Factor in Global Risk Eliezer Yudkowsky (yudkowsky@singinst.org) Forthcoming in Global Catastrophic Risks‚ eds. Nick Bostrom and Milan Cirkovic Draft of August 31‚ 2006 Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence Palo Alto‚ CA Introduction By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it. Of course this problem is not limited to the field of AI. Jacques Monod wrote: "A curious
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Survey of the Theories of GLOBALIZATION by Wendy M. Jeffus Southern New Hampshire University TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. Internationalization versus Globalization Multinational Enterprises Exporting Licensing/Franchising Strategic Alliances Joint Ventures Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Emerging Economies Developed Economies Universalizers versus Particularists World-systems Diversity of Cultures
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Social Innovation Centre Marketing Ethics: A Review of the Field _______________ N. Craig SMITH Patrick E. MURPHY 2013/08/AL/ISIC Marketing Ethics: A Review of the Field N. Craig Smith* Patrick E. Murphy** This paper is published in the book: Marketing Ethics‚ N. Craig Smith and Patrick E. Murphy‚ (London: Sage‚ 2012). * The INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics and Social Responsibility at INSEAD‚ Boulevard de Constance 77305 Fontainebleau cedex‚ France. Email: craig.smith@insead
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Foundations of Politics Political Science 1001 Mount Allison University Instructor: Dr. G. Martin Voice: (506) 364-2289 2013 Edition email: gmartin@mta.ca 3 credit hours 01/2013 Twitter: @GeoffRMartin Description: The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a broad introduction to the discipline of political science‚ composed of the four subfields of comparative politics‚ Canadian politics‚ global relations and political theory. In the first section of the course
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Enron ’s ex-role: model of ethics For the gurus of socially responsible investing‚ what lessons from a tarnished star? * * * * * * * * By Laurent Belsie‚ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / March 4‚ 2002 Perhaps the ultimate irony about Enron Corp. is how it charmed ethical investors‚ even the pros‚ for so long. The Houston-based energy giant not only said the right things‚ it also invested in solar energy‚ addressed questionable labor practices
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Development of Parties and Party Systems in Central Europe 1989-2008 (I) - Poland‚ the Czech Republic‚ Slovakia and Hungary Søren Riishøj‚ Senior Lecturer‚ Institute of Political Science‚ University of Southern Denmark Email-adresses: sr@sam.sdu.dk Contents: I. Introduction 1.1. Political parties and stages of post-communism 1.2. Political parties and party systems 1.3. The formation of political parties 1.4. Stages of party and party system development
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Understanding Power Understanding Power The Indispensable Chomsky © 2002 by Noam Chomsky‚ Peter Rounds Mitchell‚ and John Schoeffel All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced‚ in any form‚ without written permission from the publisher. Published in the United States by The New Press‚ New York‚ 2002 Distributed by W. W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ New York Explanatory footnotes available at www.understandingpower.com ISBN 1-56584-703-2 CIP data available The New
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This book is dedicated to my friends and colleagues in the digital revolution. Thank you for considering my challenges constructively‚ as they are intended. Thanks to Lilly for giving me yearning‚ and Ellery for giving me eccentricity‚ to Lena for the mrping‚ and to Lilibell‚ for teaching me to read anew. CONTENTS PREFACE PART ONE What is a Person? Chapter 1 Missing Persons Chapter 2 An Apocalypse of Self-Abdication Chapter 3 The Noosphere Is Just Another Name for Everyone‟s Inner Troll PART
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Desiring Transportation 1NC A. Transportation infrastructure striates space by channeling mobility through government-approved conduits of desire. This excludes minorities from the planning process and allows for the segregation of entire communities in the name of efficiency. Cresswell 2012 (Tim‚ Department of Geography Royal Holloway‚ University of London‚ “Constellations of Mobility‚” www.dtesis.univr.it/documenti/Avviso/all/all181066.pdf.) Mobility is channelled. It moves along routes
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Think A compelling introduction to philosophy by Simon Blackburn eVersion 3.0 / Notes at EOF Back Cover: "Blackburn has produced the one book every smart person should read to understand‚ and even enjoy‚ the key questions of philosophy‚ ranging from those about free will and morality to what we can really know about the world around us." -- Walter Isaacson‚ Time Magazine "This is a wonderfully stimulating‚ incisive and -- the word is not too strong -- thrilling introduction to the
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