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#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction

Lex Fridman Podcast

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What Are the Underlying Sources of Catastrophic Failures of the System?

Overconsumption is one of the underlying sources of self-terminating systems. AGI, biotech, bioengineering, technology, nano are some of my favorite nanobots. I would be full steam ahead in building them without sufficiently thinking about the negative consequence. There's definitely a game theoretic advantage to those who focus on the opportunities and don't focus on the risks.

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