David Chalmers on Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David Chalmers, Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at NYU, joins us to discuss his newest book Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy.
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Discusses technological progress broadly and its implications for humanity's trajectory. Covers synthetic biology, space exploration, computation, emerging technologies, forecasting, and how science and innovation shape possible futures.
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Rohin Shah on the State of AGI Safety Research in 2021
Rohin Shah, Research Scientist on DeepMind's technical AGI safety team, joins us to discuss: AI value alignment; how an AI Researcher might decide whether to work on AI Safety; and why we don't know that AI systems won't lead to existential risk.
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Future of Life Institute's $25M Grants Program for Existential Risk Reduction
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Future of Life Institute President Max Tegmark and our grants team, Andrea Berman and
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James Manyika on Global Economic and Technological Trends
James Manyika, Chairman and Director of the McKinsey Global Institute, joins us to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern global economy and the role of technology in it.
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Avi Loeb on UFOs and if they're Alien in Origin
Avi Loeb, Professor of Science at Harvard University, joins us to discuss unidentified aerial phenomena and a recent US Government report assessing their existence and threat.
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Avi Loeb on 'Oumuamua, Aliens, Space Archeology, Great Filters, and Superstructures
Avi Loeb, Professor of Science at Harvard University, joins us to discuss a recent interstellar visitor, if we've already encountered alien technology, and whether we're ultimately alone in the cosmos.
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Nicolas Berggruen on the Dynamics of Power, Wisdom, and Ideas in the Age of AI
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Nicolas Berggruen, investor and philanthropist, joins us to explore the dynamics of power, wisdom,
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Bart Selman on the Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Bart Selman, Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, joins us to discuss a
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Jaan Tallinn on Avoiding Civilizational Pitfalls and Surviving the 21st Century
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Jaan Tallinn, investor, programmer, and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, joins us
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Joscha Bach and Anthony Aguirre on Digital Physics and Moving Towards Beneficial Futures
Joscha Bach, Cognitive Scientist and AI researcher, as well as Anthony Aguirre, UCSC Professor of Physics, join us to explore the world through the lens of computation and the difficulties we face on the way to beneficial futures.
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Roman Yampolskiy on the Uncontrollability, Incomprehensibility, and Unexplainability of AI
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Roman Yampolskiy, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Louisville, joins us to
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Stuart Russell and Zachary Kallenborn on Drone Swarms and the Riskiest Aspects of Autonomous Weapons
Listen to Episode Here Show Notes Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, and Zachary Kallenborn, WMD and
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