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Deep Questions with Cal Newport · June 11 · 20 min

Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Are we about to lose control of AI? (3:04) How much should we be afraid of recursive self improvement? (7:52) Are these fears justified? (9:36) Faster software development doesn’t equal smarter AI (12:25) These tools are completely controllable (16:52) Taking a step back Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.


Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia


(0:00) Are we about to lose control of AI?

(3:04) How much should we be afraid of recursive self improvement?

(7:52) Are these fears justified?

(9:36) Faster software development doesn’t equal smarter AI

(12:25) These tools are completely controllable

(16:52) Taking a step back


Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow 

https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement


Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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