The Dawn of AGI: Bret Speaks with Alexandros Marinos on the Darkhorse Podcast

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

The Problem With Doomers

02:02 • 3min

3

Vivo Barefoot Shoes for Your Feet

04:48 • 4min

4

House of Macadamias: The Best Nuts for a Healthy Life

08:55 • 4min

5

The Importance of Draconian Measures in AI

13:04 • 2min

6

COVID: A Shocking History

14:40 • 2min

7

The Importance of Uncertainty

16:15 • 2min

8

The Problem With Multi-Planetary Response to COVID

17:49 • 3min

9

The Difficult Puzzle of the AGI Era

20:29 • 3min

10

The Problem With Eliezer Yukowski's Estimate

23:00 • 5min

11

The 99% Chance of Doom

28:05 • 3min

12

The Paradox of Fractal Geometry

30:35 • 2min

13

How AI Can Survive a Singleton

32:44 • 4min

14

The Single Point of Failure

36:30 • 2min

15

Rocco's Basilisk

38:33 • 2min

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The Causal Trade: How Two Agents Can Cooperate Over a Gap

40:15 • 3min

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The Emergence of Cooperation Without Communication Over a Distance

42:53 • 2min

18

The Basilisk Problem

44:34 • 2min

19

The Importance of Epistemic Humility

46:16 • 2min

20

The Importance of Being Focused on Yourself

48:43 • 2min

21

The Importance of 50%

50:14 • 2min

22

Eliezer Yudkowski Believes in Raka's Basilisk

52:15 • 2min

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Eliezer Yudkowski's Argument for Doom

54:14 • 4min

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The Argument for the AGI's Evil Bidding

58:26 • 3min

25

The Power of Giving Up

01:01:28 • 4min

26

The Horror of Donning AI

01:05:33 • 3min

27

The Positives and Negatives of AI

01:08:31 • 3min

28

The Arms Race for the Truth Tellers

01:11:42 • 3min

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The Importance of Artificial Intelligence

01:14:40 • 2min

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The Arms Race Leads You to Need an Automaton That Works on Your Behalf

01:16:18 • 2min

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The Power of Uncertainty

01:17:58 • 2min

32

The Power of a Good Checklist

01:19:41 • 4min

33

The Power of Active Disbelief

01:24:04 • 2min

34

How AI Can Improve Your Writing

01:25:41 • 3min

35

How to Be a Better Poet

01:28:34 • 1min

36

How to Avoid Panic in an Emergency

01:30:04 • 4min

37

The Point at Which COVID Was No Longer Controllable

01:34:18 • 6min

38

The Game Theory Paralyzes Us

01:40:03 • 6min

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AI Driven Catastrophes

01:45:58 • 4min

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The Rubik's Cube

01:49:40 • 3min

41

The End Games of Artificial Intelligence

01:52:11 • 4min

42

The Disruption of the Software Industry

01:55:47 • 4min

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The Cost of Deep Fakes and Pictures

01:59:57 • 3min

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The Importance of Optimism

02:02:30 • 2min

45

The Importance of Peril in Civilization

02:04:03 • 3min

46

12 Things We Should Be Aware Of

02:07:07 • 2min

47

The Importance of AI Safety

02:09:08 • 3min

48

The Unpredictability of AGIs

02:11:58 • 2min

49

New Relink: A Static Exploration of the Collective Mind

02:13:28 • 3min

50

How to Reduce AI Risk Without Creating Novel Single Points of Failure

02:16:46 • 2min

51

The Importance of Being Accurate

02:18:26 • 3min

52

The Importance of Rationalism in the COVID Pandemic

02:21:14 • 3min

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The Role of Rationalists in COVID

02:23:46 • 3min

54

The Importance of Holding Others to Account

02:27:02 • 2min

55

How to Be a Rationalist on Twitter

02:28:40 • 3min

56

How to Be an Honest Broker in This Regard

02:32:09 • 2min

57

The Importance of Engaging People

02:33:44 • 3min

58

The Importance of Listening to Your Audience

02:36:26 • 2min

59

The Importance of Getting to the Truth

02:38:36 • 2min

60

The Consequences of Having Dead Children in Your Basement

02:40:58 • 2min

61

The Importance of Emotional Resonance

02:42:35 • 4min

62

The Worst Side of Myocarditis

02:46:42 • 2min

63

The Age of Bespokeness

02:48:13 • 3min