[Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent It

This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.

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00:00 Intro

01:51 Arrival of LLMs

06:30 Alignment of AI

17:35 Existential dangers

18:58 The Pause AI movement

23:47 Safety

32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines

39:12 Possible response

41:43 AI as part of evolution

44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox

49:52 How to get involved

51:48 Current obsessions

57:19 Final thoughts

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