Aleks Svetski joins me to discuss the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, how humans might be the ultimate version of AI, and the Spirit of Satoshi.

Aleks Svetski is the co-author of The UnCommunist Manifesto. He is also the founder of The Bitcoin Times publication and Amber.

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00:00 - Coming up
00:53 - Intro
02:27 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
03:13 - Introducing Aleks Svetski
03:40 - Socio-Economic Impact of Climate in Europe
05:28 - Real vs. Fake Risks of Artificial Intelligence
08:11 - Superintelligence
10:02 - Language Models in AI
12:21 - Where the Real Risk Lies?
15:16 - An Alternative Language Model
16:11 - Open Source vs. Closed Source
17:15 - Defining Intelligence
19:18 - Different Types of Intelligence
21:22 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
22:18 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
23:15 - Human Being: The Ultimate Artificial Intelligence?
28:23 - Death is a Natural Necessity
29:44 - Uncontrolled Government is the Real Risk
31:25 - Finding the Alternative Solution
34:04 - Aleks' Mentoring App
36:46 - From Search Engine to Language User Interface
37:23 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
38:12 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
39:01 - The Spirit of Satoshi: The Orange-Pilling Assistant
44:24 - Artificial Intelligence and Bitcoin
47:13 - The Ultimate Purpose of the Language Models
54:11 - How to find Aleks' Work

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