Astral Codex Ten Podcast cover image

Most Technologies Aren't Races

Astral Codex Ten Podcast

00:00

The Importance of Aligning AI

Some transhumanists think AI could cause a technological singularity that speed runs the next several millennia worth of advances in a few years. If you believe unaligned AI could destroy humanity at some point, it's important to align AI before it gets to that point. Even in the unlikely scenario where AI causes a singularity and remains aligned, I have trouble worrying too much about races. But I don't know how much relative power Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Biden or Xi Jinping will have after a singularity.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app