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Win-Win with Liv Boeree

#20 - Nick Bostrom - Utopia, Superintelligence and Digital Minds

Mar 29, 2024
Join philosopher Nick Bostrom as he delves into utopias, superintelligence, and digital minds with host Liv Boeree. They discuss finding purpose in a fully automated world, potential limits to technology, the vulnerable world hypothesis, aligning markets to defensive tech, AI consciousness, and the complexities of consciousness and its diverse forms.
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  • In a world of effortless expertise download, reevaluating purpose becomes crucial for societal meaning.
  • Exploration of different utopian types, from culture-centered to post-scarcity versions, offers insights into societal structuring.

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The Concept of D-Butopia

In a technologically mature world, the ease of downloading knowledge and skills leads to a reevaluation of purpose and value. The podcast delves into the radical implications of effortless acquisition of expertise, questioning the meaning and ultimate value of human existence in such a scenario.

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