Brian’s Reviews > You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place > Status Update

“I’ve taken to imagining [AI] as a demon that’s deliberately misinterpreting your reward and actively searching for the laziest possible local optima. It’s a bit ridiculous, but I’ve found it’s actually a productive mindset to have,” writes Alex Irpan, an AI researcher at Google.