Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.

Tom's report on advanced AI: https://www.founderspledge.com/research/research-and-recommendations-advanced-artificial-intelligence

Timestamps:

00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities

09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?

28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?

49:06 US-China dialogues on AI

57:44 Coordination failures

1:04:26 Global resilience

1:13:09 Patient philanthropy

The John von Neumann biography we reference: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706577/the-man-from-the-future-by-ananyo-bhattacharya/

Tom Barnes on How to Build a Resilient World