#129 Will MacAskill - We're Not Ready for Artificial General Intelligence

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William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, as well as one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. Get his book. What We Owe the Future, ⁠here⁠.

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(0:00) The World Isn’t Ready for AGI

(9:12) What Does AGI Doomsday Look Like?

(16:13) Alignment is Not Enough

(19:28) How AGI Could Cause Government Coups

(27:14) Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?

(33:55) What Can We Do?

(40:11) If We Stop, China Won’t

(47:43) What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth?

(51:03) The Problem of “Value Lock-in”

(01:05:03) Is Inaction a Form of Action?

(01:08:47) Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?

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