Ilya’s doom bunker, proof of humanity, the doomsday argument, CAIS firing John Sherman, Bayesian networks, Westworld, AI consciousness, Eliezer’s latest podcast, and more!

00:00 Introduction

04:13 Doomsday Argument

09:22 What if AI Alignment is *Intractable*?

14:31 Steel-Manning the Nondoomers

22:13 No State-Level AI Regulation for 10 years?

32:31 AI Consciousness

35:25 Westworld Is Real Now

38:01 Proof of Humanity

40:33 Liron’s Notary Network Idea

43:34 Center for AI Safety and John Sherman Controversy

57:04 Technological Advancements and Future Predictions

01:03:14 Ilya Sutskever’s Doom Bunker

01:07:32 The Future of AGI and Training Models

01:12:19 Personal Experience of the Jetsons Future

01:15:16 The Role of AI in Everyday Tasks

01:18:54 Is General Intelligence A Binary Property?

01:23:52 Does an Open Platform Help Make AI Safe?

01:27:21 What of Understandable AI Like Bayesian Networks?

01:30:28 Why Doom Isn’t Emotionally Real for Liron

Show Notes

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