Welcome to the Doom Debates + Wes Roth + Dylan Curious crossover episode!
Wes & Dylan’s host a popular YouTube AI news show that’s better than mainstream media. They interview thought leaders like Prof. Nick Bostrom, Dr. Mike Israetel — and now, yours truly!
This episode is Part 2, where Wes & Dylan come on Doom Debates to break down the latest AI news.
In Part 1, I went on Wes & Dylan’s channel to talk about my AI doom worries:
The only reasonable move is to subscribe to both channels and watch both parts!
Timestamps
00:00 — Cold open
00:45 — Introducing Wes & Dylan & hearing their AI YouTuber origin stories
05:38 — What’s Your P(Doom)? ™
10:30 — Living with high P(doom)
12:10 — AI News Roundup: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Reactions
17:02 — AI Redlines at the UN & risk of AGI authoritarianism
26:56 — Robot ‘violence test’
29:20 — Anthropic gets honest about job loss impact
32:43 — AGI hunger strikes, the rationale for Anthropic protests
41:24 — Liron explains his proposal for a safer future, treaty & enforcement debate
49:23 — US Government officials ignore scientists and use “catastrophists” pejorative
55:59 — Experts’ p(doom) predictions
59:41 — Wes gives his take on AI safety warnings
1:02:04 — Wrap-up, Subscribe to Wes Roth and Dylan Curious
Show Notes
Wes & Dylans’s channel — https://www.youtube.com/wesroth
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares — https://ifanyonebuildsit.com
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