Richard Ngo is a leading AI philosopher and researcher, formerly at OpenAI and DeepMind. We discuss what life looks like once we have AGI and how every aspect of the human experience could change.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
01:44 – Technology as an Inequality Engine
03:52 – AI as a Personal Tutor vs. Distraction Machine
06:11 – Therapy, Coaching, and Emotional Mediation
09:16 – The Future of Work and the Socio-Political Economy
13:15 – Relationships, Intimacy, and AI Companions
19:03 – Marriage Decline and the Birth Rate Crisis
22:15 – Speed of Change and Political Control
23:55 – Human Augmentation and Speciation
30:52 – Comparing Artificial Intelligence to Natural Intelligence
35:57 – Religion, Continuity, and Identity in the Future
37:26 – China vs. the U.S. in AI Governance
39:39 – Why Richard Left OpenAI
43:43 – Drones, Simulation, Power, and More
