We wanted to do an episode on AI… and we went deep down the rabbit hole. As we went down, we discussed ChatGPT and the new generation of AI, digital superintelligence, the end of humanity, and if there’s anything we can do to survive.
This conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky sent us into an existential crisis, with the primary claim that we are on the cusp of developing AI that will destroy humanity.
Be warned before diving into this episode, dear listener. Once you dive in, there’s no going back.
Why is it a necessary condition that human atoms must be allocated elsewhere? There are plenty of other atoms to work with. We humans dominate the globe but we don’t disassemble literally everything (although we do a lot) to use the atoms for other purposes. Isn’t it arguable that ASI or even AGI will have a better appreciation for systems ecology than we do…
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