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Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence

Is there an existential risk to humanity from AI? If so, what do we do about it?

Episodes

20 of 75 episodes

0070: We Don’t Get to Choose

Or do we?   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0070-2018-09-30.mp3

Oct 23, 2018

0069: Will bias get us first?

Ted interviews Jacob Ward, former editor of Popular Science, journalist at many outlets. Jake’s article about the book he’s writ...

Sep 5, 2018

0068: Sanityland: More on Assassination Squads

Sane or insane?

Jul 23, 2018

0067: The OpenAI Charter (and Assassination Squads)

We love the OpenAI Charter. This episode is an introduction to the document and gets pretty dark. Lots more to come on this topic!

Jul 6, 2018

0066: The AI we have is not the AI we want

http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0066-2018-04-01.mp3

May 3, 2018

0065: AGI Fire Alarm

There’s No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence by Eliezer Yudkowsky   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-epis...

Apr 19, 2018

0064: AI Go Foom

We discuss Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics by Eliezer Yudkowsky   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0064-...

Apr 5, 2018

0063: Ted’s Talk

Ted gave a live talk a few weeks ago.

Mar 26, 2018

0062: There’s No Room at the Top

  http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0062-2018-03-04.mp3

Mar 16, 2018

0061: Collapse Will Save Us

Some believe civilization will collapse before the existential AI risk has a chance to play out. Are they right?

Mar 2, 2018

0060: Peter Scott’s Timeline For Artificial Intelligence Risks

Timeline For Artificial Intelligence Risks Peter’s Superintelligence Year predictions (5% chance, 50%, 95%): 2032/2044/2059 You c...

Feb 13, 2018

0059: Unboxing the Spectre of a Meltdown

SpectreAttack.com               http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0059-2018-01-14...

Jan 30, 2018

0058: Why Disregard the Risks?

There are understandable reasons why accomplished leaders in AI disregard AI risks. We discuss what they might be. Wikipedia’s list of...

Jan 16, 2018

0057: Waymo is Everybody?

If the Universe Is Teeming With Aliens, Where is Everybody?                 http://traffic.libsyn.co...

Jan 2, 2018

0056: Julia Hu of Lark, an AI Health Coach

Julia Hu, founder and CEO of Lark, an AI health coach, is our guest this episode. Her tech is really cool and clearly making a positive diff...

Dec 19, 2017

0055: Sean Lane

Ted had a fascinating conversation with Sean Lane, founder and CEO of Crosschx.

Dec 5, 2017

0054: Predictions of When

We often talk about how know one really knows when the singularity might happen (if it does), when human-level AI will exist (if ever), when...

Nov 21, 2017

0053: Listener Feedback

Great voice memos from listeners led to interesting conversations.

Nov 7, 2017

0052: Paths to AGI #4: Robots Revisited

We continue our mini series about paths to AGI. Sam Harris’s podcast about the nature of consciousness Robot or Not podcast See also:...

Oct 24, 2017

0051: Rodney Brooks Says Not To Worry

Rodney Brooks article: The Seven Deadly Sins of Predicting the Future of AI

Oct 10, 2017