

The Dawn of AGI: Bret Speaks with Alexandros Marinos on the Darkhorse Podcast
May 31, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Problem With Doomers
02:02 • 3min
Vivo Barefoot Shoes for Your Feet
04:48 • 4min
House of Macadamias: The Best Nuts for a Healthy Life
08:55 • 4min
The Importance of Draconian Measures in AI
13:04 • 2min
COVID: A Shocking History
14:40 • 2min
The Importance of Uncertainty
16:15 • 2min
The Problem With Multi-Planetary Response to COVID
17:49 • 3min
The Difficult Puzzle of the AGI Era
20:29 • 3min
The Problem With Eliezer Yukowski's Estimate
23:00 • 5min
The 99% Chance of Doom
28:05 • 3min
The Paradox of Fractal Geometry
30:35 • 2min
How AI Can Survive a Singleton
32:44 • 4min
The Single Point of Failure
36:30 • 2min
Rocco's Basilisk
38:33 • 2min
The Causal Trade: How Two Agents Can Cooperate Over a Gap
40:15 • 3min
The Emergence of Cooperation Without Communication Over a Distance
42:53 • 2min
The Basilisk Problem
44:34 • 2min
The Importance of Epistemic Humility
46:16 • 2min
The Importance of Being Focused on Yourself
48:43 • 2min
The Importance of 50%
50:14 • 2min
Eliezer Yudkowski Believes in Raka's Basilisk
52:15 • 2min
Eliezer Yudkowski's Argument for Doom
54:14 • 4min
The Argument for the AGI's Evil Bidding
58:26 • 3min
The Power of Giving Up
01:01:28 • 4min
The Horror of Donning AI
01:05:33 • 3min
The Positives and Negatives of AI
01:08:31 • 3min
The Arms Race for the Truth Tellers
01:11:42 • 3min
The Importance of Artificial Intelligence
01:14:40 • 2min
The Arms Race Leads You to Need an Automaton That Works on Your Behalf
01:16:18 • 2min
The Power of Uncertainty
01:17:58 • 2min
The Power of a Good Checklist
01:19:41 • 4min
The Power of Active Disbelief
01:24:04 • 2min
How AI Can Improve Your Writing
01:25:41 • 3min
How to Be a Better Poet
01:28:34 • 1min
How to Avoid Panic in an Emergency
01:30:04 • 4min
The Point at Which COVID Was No Longer Controllable
01:34:18 • 6min
The Game Theory Paralyzes Us
01:40:03 • 6min
AI Driven Catastrophes
01:45:58 • 4min
The Rubik's Cube
01:49:40 • 3min
The End Games of Artificial Intelligence
01:52:11 • 4min
The Disruption of the Software Industry
01:55:47 • 4min
The Cost of Deep Fakes and Pictures
01:59:57 • 3min
The Importance of Optimism
02:02:30 • 2min
The Importance of Peril in Civilization
02:04:03 • 3min
12 Things We Should Be Aware Of
02:07:07 • 2min
The Importance of AI Safety
02:09:08 • 3min
The Unpredictability of AGIs
02:11:58 • 2min
New Relink: A Static Exploration of the Collective Mind
02:13:28 • 3min
How to Reduce AI Risk Without Creating Novel Single Points of Failure
02:16:46 • 2min
The Importance of Being Accurate
02:18:26 • 3min
The Importance of Rationalism in the COVID Pandemic
02:21:14 • 3min
The Role of Rationalists in COVID
02:23:46 • 3min
The Importance of Holding Others to Account
02:27:02 • 2min
How to Be a Rationalist on Twitter
02:28:40 • 3min
How to Be an Honest Broker in This Regard
02:32:09 • 2min
The Importance of Engaging People
02:33:44 • 3min
The Importance of Listening to Your Audience
02:36:26 • 2min
The Importance of Getting to the Truth
02:38:36 • 2min
The Consequences of Having Dead Children in Your Basement
02:40:58 • 2min
The Importance of Emotional Resonance
02:42:35 • 4min
The Worst Side of Myocarditis
02:46:42 • 2min
The Age of Bespokeness
02:48:13 • 3min