"More Is Different"

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1972·Science(peer-reviewed)·science.org/doi/10.1126/science.177.4047.393

Author

P. Anderson

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5/5

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Philip Anderson's foundational 1972 physics paper arguing that complex systems exhibit emergent properties irreducible to their components, providing theoretical grounding for understanding AI safety challenges arising from system complexity and emergent behaviors.

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3,660

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Year

1972

DOI:10.1126/SCIENCE.177.4047.393 Semantic Scholar

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Page	Type	Quality
Emergent Capabilities	Risk	61.0

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# More Is Different
Authors: P. W. Anderson
Journal: Science
Published: 1972-08-04
DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4047.393

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