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Link is to the Podcast of Robert Reich, Bill Clinton's Secretary of Labor. AI subject is broached at 2:18. At 3:15, Reich starts his list of things he's worried about with "the future of the human race" ie. x-risk)
"Our highest and most urgent national priority should be AI safeguards. The risks of AI weapons, pathogens, mass unemployment, surveillance, and even extinction must not continue to be largely ignored."