Me and My Evil Digital Twin - The Psychology of Human Exploitation by AI Assistants

Explore the psychological implications of human-AI interactions in this 43-minute Black Hat conference talk. Delve into the rapid advancements of large language models like ChatGPT and GPT-4, and their impact on human perception of artificial intelligence. Examine the controversial case of a Google engineer who believed an AI model to be sentient, and discuss the accelerated timeline for the emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Investigate the intriguing concept that humans may perceive AI as conscious long before true artificial consciousness develops. Learn how digital agents can potentially exploit human cognitive processes well in advance of AGI. Gain insights from speakers Matthew Canham and Ben Sawyer on the complex relationship between humans and AI assistants, and the potential risks and ethical considerations involved in this evolving field.