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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Robin Hanson (George Mason University, The Elephant in the Brain, Overcoming Bias)
- Robin’s history of thinking about the future . 0:00
- Seeing AI as offspring, not adversary . 2:20
- Robin’s famous answer to a great cosmic mystery . 14:26
- Would evidence of aliens be good news or bad? . 24:53
- Is rationalist culture cultist? . 33:55
- LLMs: revolution or hype cycle? . 43:51
- Heading to Overtime . 55:29
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Recorded:Apr 2
Posted:Apr 3, 2024
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