David Krakauer: Free Will and Complexity

David Krakauer is an evolutionary biologist and President of the Santa Fe Institute. His research explores the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on Earth. Ad-free episodes, AMAs and more at ⁠https://www.matthewgeleta.com/ David's Books Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Vol 1 Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Vol 2 David's website⁠ Books discussed Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight Douglas Hofstadter - Gödel, Escher, Bach Thomas Nagel - The View from Nowhere Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:45 Limits of AI and Human Predictability 06:15 Determinism & Laplace 09:00 Free Will 23:00 Symmetry Breaking and Quantum Fluctuations 41:00 Emergence and Effective Theories 50:15 Large Language Models 53:00 Evolution of Intelligence 55:00 Science: Humanistic vs. Utilitarian 01:07:00 Complexity Science and Its Applications 01:14:00 Future of Complexity Science 01:29:00 Book Recommendations 01:36:00 Who Should Represent us to an AI Superintelligence