Michael Nielsen on being a wise optimist about science and technology

Into the Bytecode by Sina Habibian

Mar 27, 202576:51Technology

This is my conversation with Michael Nielsen, scientist, author, and research fellow at the Astera Institute. Timestamps: - (00:00:00) intro - (00:01:06) cultivating optimism amid existential risks - (00:07:16) asymmetri...

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