167 - Eliezer is Wrong. We’re NOT Going to Die with Robin Hanson
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English - April 17, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 187 MB - ★★★★★ - 942 ratingsInvesting Business Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this highly anticipated sequel to our 1st AI conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky, we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with Robin Hanson, a professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University.
Eliezer painted a chilling and grim picture of a future where AI ultimately kills us all. Robin is here to provide a different perspective.
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In this episode, we explore:
- Why Robin believes Eliezer is wrong and that we're not all going to die from an AI takeover. But will we potentially become their pets instead?
- The possibility of a civil war between multiple AIs and why it's more likely than being dominated by a single superintelligent AI.
- Robin's concerns about the regulation of AI and why he believes it's a greater threat than AI itself.
- A fascinating analogy: why Robin thinks alien civilizations might spread like cancer?
- Finally, we dive into the world of crypto and explore Robin's views on this rapidly evolving technology.
Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a crypto advocate, or just someone intrigued by the big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects, this episode is one you won't want to miss.
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Topics Covered
0:00 Intro
8:42 How Robin is Weird
10:00 Are We All Going to Die?
13:50 Eliezer’s Assumption
25:00 Intelligence, Humans, & Evolution
27:31 Eliezer Counter Point
32:00 Acceleration of Change
33:18 Comparing & Contrasting Eliezer’s Argument
35:45 A New Life Form
44:24 AI Improving Itself
47:04 Self Interested Acting Agent
49:56 Human Displacement?
55:56 Many AIs
1:00:18 Humans vs. Robots
1:04:14 Pause or Continue AI Innovation?
1:10:52 Quiet Civilization
1:14:28 Grabby Aliens
1:19:55 Are Humans Grabby?
1:27:29 Grabby Aliens Explained
1:36:16 Cancer
1:40:00 Robin’s Thoughts on Crypto
1:42:20 Closing & Disclaimers
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Resources:
Robin Hanson
https://twitter.com/robinhanson
Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bankless
https://www.bankless.com/159-were-all-gonna-die-with-eliezer-yudkowsky
What is the AI FOOM debate?
https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/the-hanson-yudkowsky-ai-foom-debate
Age of Em book - Robin Hanson
https://ageofem.com/
Grabby Aliens
https://grabbyaliens.com/
Kurzgesagt video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDSf2h9_39I&t=1s
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