New technologies confer power, triggering a race to dominate, which if not coordinated can lead to tragic outcomes. The uncoordinated race for social media has led to a dystopian reality. Similarly, the race among AI giants like open AI and theropic is to rapidly scale their systems to achieve artificial general intelligence, posing potential dangers that are not fully understood, as demonstrated by the advancement of GPT two in just a few years.
Trevor is joined by Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist and entrepreneur who is probably best known as "the guy from 'The Social Dilemma' documentary” and who has dedicated himself and his company to aligning technology with humanity’s best interests. Tristan debunks the myth of his Burning Man epiphany and unpacks both the promises and the perils that lie ahead with AI.
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