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#292 - How Much Does the Future Matter?

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Aug 14, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Salman Rushdie's Attack on Islam
02:22 • 4min
3
The Problem With Free Speech
06:08 • 2min
4
The Importance of Effective Altruism
08:10 • 3min
5
The Pushback to Effective Altruism
10:44 • 2min
6
Effective Altruism and Existential Risk
12:34 • 4min
7
The Novelty of Effect of Altruism
16:15 • 2min
8
The Consequences of Effective Altruism
18:09 • 5min
9
The Importance of Prioritizing the Future
22:47 • 4min
10
The Fanaticism Problem
26:50 • 4min
11
The Problem With Expected Value
30:21 • 5min
12
The Importance of Prioritizing Effectiveness
35:26 • 6min
13
The Problem With Long-Termism and Existential Risk
41:26 • 2min
14
The Importance of Long-Termism
43:28 • 5min
15
Building a Movement That Takes Seriously
48:43 • 1min
16
The Importance of Value Locking In
49:47 • 3min
17
The Challenge of Avoiding Catastrophes
52:52 • 3min
18
The Importance of the Future
56:02 • 4min
19
The End of Human Progress
01:00:02 • 5min
20
The Importance of Time in History
01:04:35 • 4min
21
The Power of Compound Growth
01:08:19 • 3min
22
The Importance of Compounding
01:11:08 • 3min
23
The Problem With Political Incentives
01:14:29 • 3min
24
The History of the Environmentalist Movement
01:17:22 • 4min
25
The Future of Value Lock-In
01:20:59 • 6min
26
The Lock-in Paradox of Tolerance
01:26:49 • 2min
27
The Importance of Error Correction in Ethics
01:29:16 • 2min
28
The Importance of Value
01:31:31 • 2min
29
The Importance of Future Generations
01:33:11 • 2min
30
The Consequences of AI
01:35:15 • 6min
31
The Importance of Timelines in AI
01:40:56 • 2min
32
The Probability of Artificial Intelligence in Your Life
01:42:57 • 4min
33
The Importance of Safety in Engineering
01:46:28 • 4min
34
The Importance of Safety in AI Development
01:49:58 • 3min
35
The Acceleration of Technological Change
01:53:24 • 4min
36
The Future of AI
01:57:18 • 3min