Eliezer Yudkowsky is an author, founder, and leading thinker in the AI space.
------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode: https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/debrief-eliezer ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES | Collect this episode: https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint
------ We wanted to do an episode on AI… and we went deep down the rabbit hole. As we went down, we discussed ChatGPT and the new generation of AI, digital superintelligence, the end of humanity, and if there’s anything we can do to survive.
This conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky sent us into an existential crisis, with the primary claim that we are on the cusp of developing AI that will destroy humanity.
Be warned before diving into this episode, dear listener. Once you dive in, there’s no going back.
------ 📣 MetaMask Learn | Learn Web3 with the Leading Web3 Wallet https://bankless.cc/
------ 🚀 JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe
------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:
🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken
🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap
⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum
👻 PHANTOM | #1 SOLANA WALLET https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist
------ Topics Covered
0:00 Intro 10:00 ChatGPT 16:30 AGI 21:00 More Efficient than You 24:45 Modeling Intelligence 32:50 AI Alignment 36:55 Benevolent AI 46:00 AI Goals 49:10 Consensus 55:45 God Mode and Aliens 1:03:15 Good Outcomes 1:08:00 Ryan’s Childhood Questions 1:18:00 Orders of Magnitude 1:23:15 Trying to Resist 1:30:45 Miri and Education 1:34:00 How Long Do We Have? 1:38:15 Bearish Hope 1:43:50 The End Goal
------ Resources:
Eliezer Yudkowsky https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky
MIRI https://intelligence.org/
Reply to Francois Chollet https://intelligence.org/2017/12/06/chollet/
Grabby Aliens https://grabbyaliens.com/
----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
