Ilya’s doom bunker, proof of humanity, the doomsday argument, CAIS firing John Sherman, Bayesian networks, Westworld, AI consciousness, Eliezer’s latest podcast, and more!
00:00 Introduction
04:13 Doomsday Argument
09:22 What if AI Alignment is *Intractable*?
14:31 Steel-Manning the Nondoomers
22:13 No State-Level AI Regulation for 10 years?
32:31 AI Consciousness
35:25 Westworld Is Real Now
38:01 Proof of Humanity
40:33 Liron’s Notary Network Idea
43:34 Center for AI Safety and John Sherman Controversy
57:04 Technological Advancements and Future Predictions
01:03:14 Ilya Sutskever’s Doom Bunker
01:07:32 The Future of AGI and Training Models
01:12:19 Personal Experience of the Jetsons Future
01:15:16 The Role of AI in Everyday Tasks
01:18:54 Is General Intelligence A Binary Property?
01:23:52 Does an Open Platform Help Make AI Safe?
01:27:21 What of Understandable AI Like Bayesian Networks?
01:30:28 Why Doom Isn’t Emotionally Real for Liron
Show Notes
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