E3 w/ Amjad Masad on AGI as religion for nerds, history as a series of conspiracies, and religion as a foundation for raising your kids

Amjad Masad, the founder of Replit, joins Dan, Antonio, and Erik to talk about AGI, religion, and conspiracies. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/UPSTREAM

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Antonio’s circumcision

(01:20) - The future of Replit

(06:30) - The future of coding

(09:46) - The Steve Jobs Blackpill

(12:00) - Will AGI lead to the death of humans?

(18:13) - AGM thinks AGI dystopia is bullshit, religion for nerds

(21:12) - Why is there a human need for “end of times” theory?

(23:20) - Climate science is unsettled

(25:55) - AGM swears he has no idea who Curtis Yarvin is (Who is Curtis Yarvin? - editor)

(26:25) - Dan wrestles with the guilt of bringing another human into this cold, ugly world

(27:00) - Amjad’s counter-narrative to the AGI dystopia narrative

(29:30) - How can AI become consciousness if we don’t know what consciousness is?

(32:15) - “AGM do you want to share your story with an AI girlfriend?”

(32:58) - Amjad’s Palestinian background and his identity crisis

(37:00) - Redpill moments

(39:17) - The media never lies

(40:35) - Russel Conjugation

(41:50) - Comparing Islam and Judaism

(43:44) - Judaism isn’t about faith, it’s about practice

(51:00) - Transhumanism vs Ludditism

(51:50) - Was The Unabomber a left-wing or right-wing nut?

(55:15) - Ludditism never works, you can’t roll technology back

(57:00) - Antonio’s redpilling

(58:30) - Raising a family with or without religion

(01:04:40) - Dismissing religion is the classic midwit meme

(01:07:20) - History is a series of conspiracies

(01:15:00) - Modern day true conspiracies

(01:21:05) - “Are the frogs gay?”

(01:22:50) - Why does truth matter?

(01:30:40) - Prediction Markets

(01:36:30) - The only places where truth matters: wars, elections, and markets

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