Dr. Ken Stanley, a world-leading expert on Open-Ended AI and author of the genre-bending book "Why Greatness Cannot be Planned," joins Jon Krohn for a discussion that has the potential to shift your entire view on life. Tune in now to learn more about the complex topics of genetic ML algorithms, the Objective Paradox, Novelty Search, and so much more.

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In this episode you will learn:
• Ken on his book 'Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned" and the Objective Paradox [4:15]
• The Novelty Search approach [24:14]
• How open-ended algorithms like Novelty Search can be stopped from doing something potentially dangerous [1:00:00]
• The future of open-ended AI and its intimate relationship with Artificial General Intelligence [1:07:34]
• Ken's new company [1:13:34]
• How AI could transform life for humans in the coming decades [1:18:29]

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