
#431 – Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Navigating Tension and Conflict in Human Civilization
Human civilization progresses through navigating geopolitical anarchy, conflicts, and differing views of good and evil to achieve value alignment. By exploring tension and conflict, we gain self-understanding and a deeper comprehension of the world. Resolving the value alignment problem requires the ability to create multiple perspectives in virtual worlds to foster compromise and avoid deadlock. The intellectual and physical conflicts we encounter in this journey help us evolve and grow, prompting us to ponder the acceptable level of suffering in video games as a means of entertainment and philosophical reflection.
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