#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI Lex Fridman Podcast

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:44) - Humans vs AI

(15:50) - Evolution

(37:34) - Nature vs Nurture

(50:03) - AI alignment

(56:27) - Impact of AI on the job market

(1:08:06) - Human gatherings

(1:13:07) - Human-AI relationships

(1:23:11) - Being replaced by AI

(1:35:37) - Fear of death

(1:47:33) - Consciousness

(1:54:58) - AI rights and regulations

(2:00:41) - Halting AI development

(2:13:52) - Education

(2:19:16) - Biology research

(2:26:36) - Meaning of life

(2:29:09) - Loneliness