AI's Doomsday Philosopher Says Maybe It'll All Be Totally Fine — With Nick Bostrum

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Nick Bostrom is a renowned philosopher and bestselling author of "Superintelligence" and "Deep Utopia." He joins Big Technology to discuss the potential outcomes of advanced artificial intelligence, from existential risks to utopian possibilities. Tune in to hear Bostrom's thoughts on how humanity might navigate the transition to a world of superintelligent AI and what life could look like in a technologically "solved" world. We also cover the evolution of AI safety concerns, the concept of effective accelerationism, and the philosophical implications of living in a post-scarcity society. Hit play for a mind-expanding conversation about the future of humanity and the profound challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	The Oxford philosopher who warn the world about the dangers of AI superintelligence comes on to talk about how we might end up in utopia instead.
0:08.4	And whether we should want that.
0:09.6	That's coming up right after this.
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0:19.7	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:21.6	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:23.5	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel, on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.7	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.
0:37.3	We're here today with
0:37.9	Nick Bostrom. He's a philosopher and the best-selling author of superintelligence and also the author
0:43.1	of a new book, Deep Utopia, Life and Meaning in a Solved World. I have it here with me today.
0:49.4	Nick, welcome to the show. Great to see you again. Good to see you. You know, I've really struggled
0:53.6	to figure out like where exactly to start this interview because I was going to see you again. Good to see you. You know, I've really struggled to figure out
0:54.2	like where exactly to start this interview because I was going to ask you about like your past
0:59.0	talking about super intelligence and dangers of that or the beginning of utopia. And then you know what
1:02.9	I said? I'm just going to go back to our last conversation that we had. I'm not sure if you recall
1:07.5	it, but I was writing my book always day one, and I had a black mirror chapter talking about what could go wrong with artificial intelligence technology.
1:15.1	And I was like, all right, I'm going to call Nick Bostrom for the AI black mirror chapter because you became famous predicting or talking about the probability that we might end up with dangerous super intelligence.
1:26.8	And we should be prepared for
1:27.7	that. And this is what you told me. You said, I don't necessarily think of myself as being in the dark
1:32.3	mirror people come to me for a quote on the negative side of AI and then other people will read
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