What is AGI, and will it harm humanity?

Ed Zitron, host of Better Offline, and Max Tegmark, MIT professor and Future of Life Institute president, dive into the revolutionary concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). They explore the complexities of AGI, assessing whether we are close to creating machines with human-like consciousness. The conversation raises ethical concerns about the potential risks of sentient AI and critiques the current hype surrounding its development. They emphasize the urgent need for robust regulations to safeguard humanity from the unintended consequences of advanced AI technologies.