[Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent It

Published: Sept. 18, 2024, 4 p.m.

This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.

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00:00 Intro
\n01:51 Arrival of LLMs
\n06:30 Alignment of AI
\n17:35 Existential dangers
\n18:58 The Pause AI movement
\n23:47 Safety
\n32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines
\n39:12 Possible response
\n41:43 AI as part of evolution
\n44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox
\n49:52 How to get involved
\n51:48 Current obsessions
\n57:19 Final thoughts

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