My View on A.I.
This is something a bit different: Not an interview, but a commentary of my own. \n\nWe\u2019ve done a lot of shows on A.I. of late, and there are more to come. On Tuesday, GPT-4 was released, and its capabilities are stunning, and in some cases, chilling. More on that in Tuesday\u2019s episode. But I wanted to take a moment to talk through my own views on A.I. and how I\u2019ve arrived at them. I\u2019ve come to believe that we\u2019re in a potentially brief interregnum before the pace of change accelerates to a rate that is far faster than is safe for society. Here\u2019s why. \n\nColumn:\n\n\u201cThis Changes Everything\u201d by Ezra Klein\n\nEpisode Recommendations:\n\nSam Altman on the A.I. revolution\n\nBrian Christian on the alignment problem\n\nGary Marcus on the case for A.I. skepticism\n\nTed Chiang on what humans really fear about A.I.\n\nThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com. \n\nYou can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of \u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\u201d at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.\n\n\u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\u201d is produced by Emefa Agawu, Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld, Roge Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Rollin Hu. Mixing by Isaac Jones. Original music by Isaac Jones and Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.