190. Nick Bostrom | Deep Utopia

Jul 4, 2024

Nick Bostrom, a Swedish-born philosopher, discusses the dangers and benefits of AI, a world without scarcity, the potential obsolescence of labor, evolving definitions of purpose and meaning, spirituality in a superintelligent world, and the ethical considerations of digital minds. The conversation delves into post-scarcity utopias, the impact of advanced AI on business leaders, and reflections on kindness, philosophy, and context-specific advice.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Exploring a Post-Scarcity Utopia

01:38 • 18min

Exploring the Future of Problem-Solving with Artificial General Intelligence

19:18 • 4min

Exploring the Impact of Advanced AI on Business Leaders

23:24 • 3min

Exploring a Transformed Human Existence and the Value of Humanity

26:16 • 4min

Exploring the Future of AI and Ethics of Digital Minds

29:50 • 6min

Reflecting on Kindness, Philosophy, and Context-Specific Advice

35:41 • 5min

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In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Nick Bostrom, author of “Deep Utopia” and many others.

Nick is a swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, along with philosophy. He is known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and has written over 200 publications!

He is also a professor and researcher at Oxford University, and one of the most-cited philosophers in the world, and has been referred to as “the Swedish superbrain”

In this episode, you’ll learn about some of the dangers and benefits of A.I., what a world with all of our problems solved could like, what it would be like in a world with no scarcity, why labor may be unnecessary in the future, what meaning and purpose are today and what they could look like in the future, about the role of spirituality in a world of super intelligence, and much more.

Needless to say this was a fascinating conversation that I think you’ll really enjoy!

We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Nick Bostrom

To learn more about Nick and buy his book “Deep Utopia ” follow the links below:

The Book: https://a.co/d/06gNSBJH

Website: https://nickbostrom.com/

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