Jason Crawford joins the podcast to discuss the history of progress, the future of economic growth, and the relationship between progress and risks from AI. You can read more about Jason's work at https://rootsofprogress.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Eras of human progress

06:47 Flywheels of progress

17:56 Main causes of progress

21:01 Progress and risk

32:49 Safety as part of progress

45:20 Slowing down specific technologies?

52:29 Four lenses on AI risk

58:48 Analogies causing disagreement

1:00:54 Solutionism about AI

1:10:43 Insurance, subsidies, and bug bounties for AI risk

1:13:24 How is AI different from other technologies?

1:15:54 Future scenarios of economic growth