#102

Mentioned in 162 episodes

Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Book • 2014

In this book, Nick Bostrom delves into the implications of creating superintelligence, which could surpass human intelligence in all domains.

He discusses the potential dangers, such as the loss of human control over such powerful entities, and presents various strategies to ensure that superintelligences align with human values.

The book examines the 'AI control problem' and the need to endow future machine intelligence with positive values to prevent existential risks.

Mentioned by

Marc Andreessen

Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson

Mentioned in 162 episodes

Mentioned by Nval Ravakant when discussing the singularity and the potential risks of advanced AI.

#18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher

Mentioned by

Marc Andreessen

in the discussion of AI risks.

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Mentioned by

Ben Mann

as a book that made the challenges of AI alignment feel real to him.

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Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

as an earlier source of information regarding AI, before the LLM boom.

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Mentioned by

Peter Thiel

as the author of "Superintelligence", a book exploring the potential dangers of advanced AI.

#2190 - Peter Thiel

Mentioned by Martin Casado as the originator of the anthropomorphic fallacy when thinking about AI.

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Mentioned by

Cal Newport

as a book that popularized the term superintelligence and key to most arguments about it.

Ep. 377: The Case Against Superintelligence

Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

, referencing a book that explored potential AI development paths.

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Mentioned by

Cal Newport

as a book exploring potential dangers and strategies related to superintelligent AI.

Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon

Mentioned by

Cal Newport

in relation to Yuval Harari's op-ed on AI.

Ep. 244: Thoughts on ChatGPT

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