Future of Life Institute Podcast

Tom Barnes on How to Build a Resilient World


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Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.   

Tom's report on advanced AI: https://www.founderspledge.com/research/research-and-recommendations-advanced-artificial-intelligence   

Timestamps: 

00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities 

09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?  

28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?  

49:06 US-China dialogues on AI 

57:44 Coordination failures  

1:04:26 Global resilience  

1:13:09 Patient philanthropy  

The John von Neumann biography we reference: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706577/the-man-from-the-future-by-ananyo-bhattacharya/

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