Is It Possible to Get a PhD in Sci-Fi, Right?

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I'm terrified to talk about the things I would want to do with it if I had a research team budget, like already at that level. It does seem like serious transformation is pretty much baked in at this point. Like, even if you don't get the hard take off problem, like, if youDon't like have the ability, then go super human,. There's no easy way to do it. We'll see. OmniKey uses generative AI to enable you to launch hundreds of thousands of added iterations that actually work customized across all platforms with a click of a button. Use Cogreve to get a 10% discount.

How will GPT4 change the world? How will US-China 'racing dynamics' play out and what are the implications for AI safety? Nathan Labenz was invited to record a special "emergency" episode of ChinaTalk podcast this week to discuss the implications GPT4 will have for policy, economics, and society. Thanks to Jordan Schneider of ChinaTalk, and fellow "AI justice league" guests Zvi Mowshowitz of 'Don't Worry About the Vase' and Matthew Mittelsteadt of Mercatus.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

(0:00) Intro

(2:09) GPT-4 emergency podcast

(9:26) GPT-4 use cases

(22:51) What GPT-4 can and can’t do

(35:50) AI safety

(45:38) OpenAI v. Anthropic

(48:54) Governments’ role in AI

(55:50) AI will improve physical health and healthcare the most

(59:19) Facebook’s LLaMA model

(01:05:55) VR/AR

(01:08:59) Concerns with GPT4

(01:15:26) GPT-5 and GPT-6

(01:18:45) Optimism in the AI revolution

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