Casey: I'm embarrassed to say that I only listened to the parody of it posted on the real Donald Trump Instagram account as a real. Did you see this? No, what was it? Well, he is absolutely demented and somewhat hilarious because in the Trump version of the Twitter space, Musk and DeSantis were joined by the FBI, Adolf Hitler and Satan. And they had a lot to say about this announcement. Casey: Now like the presidential campaign that he has been working toward for years begins with him essentially stepping on a rake that was placed there for him by Elon Musk. He could have done it the normal way, like, you know, make a big announcement on
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, says social media poses a “profound risk of harm” to young people. Why do some in the tech industry disagree?
Then, Ajeya Cotra, an A.I. researcher, on how A.I. could lead to a doomsday scenario.
Plus: Pass the hat. Kevin and Casey play a game they call HatGPT.
On today’s episode:
Ajeya Cotra is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy
Additional reading:
The surgeon general issued an advisory about the risks of social media for young people.
Ajeya Cotra has researched the existential risks that A.I. poses unless countermeasures are taken.