"We have the time now and it's important that we have these conversations now because now is the time to act," he says. "I am actually paradoxically feeling somewhat more optimistic after this discussion than I was going in."
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, says social media poses a “profound risk of harm” to young people. Why do some in the tech industry disagree?
Then, Ajeya Cotra, an A.I. researcher, on how A.I. could lead to a doomsday scenario.
Plus: Pass the hat. Kevin and Casey play a game they call HatGPT.
On today’s episode:
- Ajeya Cotra is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy
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