#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Manolis Website: http://web.mit.edu/manoli/
Manolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/manoliskellis
Manolis YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ManolisKellis1

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- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:44) - Humans vs AI
(15:50) - Evolution
(37:34) - Nature vs Nurture
(50:03) - AI alignment
(56:27) - Impact of AI on the job market
(1:08:06) - Human gatherings
(1:13:07) - Human-AI relationships
(1:23:11) - Being replaced by AI
(1:35:37) - Fear of death
(1:47:33) - Consciousness
(1:54:58) - AI rights and regulations
(2:00:41) - Halting AI development
(2:13:52) - Education
(2:19:16) - Biology research
(2:26:36) - Meaning of life
(2:29:09) - Loneliness

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings

– NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

– ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free

– InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off

EPISODE LINKS:

Manolis Website: http://web.mit.edu/manoli/

Manolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/manoliskellis

Manolis YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ManolisKellis1

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) – Introduction

(06:44) – Humans vs AI

(15:50) – Evolution

(37:34) – Nature vs Nurture

(50:03) – AI alignment

(56:27) – Impact of AI on the job market

(1:08:06) – Human gatherings

(1:13:07) – Human-AI relationships

(1:23:11) – Being replaced by AI

(1:35:37) – Fear of death

(1:47:33) – Consciousness

(1:54:58) – AI rights and regulations

(2:00:41) – Halting AI development

(2:13:52) – Education

(2:19:16) – Biology research

(2:26:36) – Meaning of life

(2:29:09) – Loneliness