The Jim Rutt Show

Sam Sammane, author of 'The Singularity of Hope: Humanity's Role in an AI-Dominated Future,' discusses topics like human-AI augmentation, AGI obstacles, AI in drug discovery, brain-computer interfaces, and the need for a compassionate approach to society in a future dominated by AI.

Simon DeDeo, expert on civil violence predictions, discusses the likelihood of major civil violence in America. Topics include terms of wager, orders of magnitude, American readiness for violence, statistical distributions of violence, polarization, basins of attraction, mimetic desire, political distance, tribalization around politics, and scenarios inciting conflicts in a post-ideological world.

Psychologist and author Gregg Henriques discusses the free will vs determinism debate, emphasizing the importance of clear definitions and the concept of choice. The conversation covers levels of analysis, ontology in evolutionary complexification, systems of justification, and the emergence of personhood through self-awareness. They explore the role of language in shaping consciousness, top-down causation, and the implications of accountability in society.

Robin Hanson discusses cultural drift, declining fertility, agency risk, and corporate culture dynamics. They examine the convergence of global elite culture, societal impacts of cultural norms, and explore deep multiculturalism. The podcast also delves into hierarchical goals, totalitarianism, decentralized authority, and potential future scenarios for human evolution.

Richard Bartlett discusses the co-living experiment in Andalusia, emphasizing starting small, finances, membrane design, organizing events, the importance of landscape and vibe, the emergent TPOT network, curating participants, and the danger of oversystematizing. They explore systems for participation, just-in-time system design, biasing toward small-group interactions, and GameB finance. The conversation also touches on financial planning, building high-trust communities, weaving weak links, and assuming good faith in interactions.

Robert Conan Ryan discusses seven ethical perspectives, pragmatism, virtue ethics, deontology, and elitist power. They touch on the golden mean, social justice, Aristotle, sociopaths in the military, ethical stances stacking up, and DEI. The conversation covers pluralism, neo-pragmatism, transaction cost theory of ethics, inclusive entrepreneurship, and the Main Street problem.

Matthew David Segall, a philosopher, talks about process philosophy and the hot springs origin of life hypothesis. Topics include closing the gap between chemistry & life, Whitehead's concrescence, metaphysics, evolution rate, DNA as a blueprint, teleology, panpsychism, and the Fermi paradox.

Jim Rutt, an expert on AI risk, joins Vance Crowe to discuss the complexities of current and future AI risk. They explore topics like AGI, superintelligence, governance challenges, personalized political propaganda, economic inequality, GameB concept, and the importance of proactive decision-making in addressing AI-related issues.

The podcast delves into the concept of a national divorce in the US, exploring potential splits based on ideology, statistics on public support, reducing Civil War chances, divide on gun rights & abortion, the Big Sort, media framing, constitutional evolution, push for a constitutionally centered society, fighting peak woke, and more.

Explore the concept of the antidebate, a new social practice challenging traditional debates. Dive into topics like multiple ways of knowing, elitism in debates, longtermism, and the importance of setting a positive tone. Discover innovative techniques such as question bombs, tableauing, and swarming for more meaningful discussions. Learn about the evolution of discourse and the vision of promoting inclusivity and participatory interactions.