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Amateur read-throughs of blog posts on Cold-Takes.com, for those who prefer listening to reading. Available on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts by searching Cold Takes Audio.

  1. 02/20/2023

    What AI companies can do today to help with the most important century

    Major AI companies can increase or reduce global catastrophic risks. https://www.cold-takes.com/what-ai-companies-can-do-today-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/

    18 min

  2. 02/10/2023

    Jobs that can help with the most important century

    People are far better at their jobs than at anything else. Here are the best ways to help the most important century go well. https://www.cold-takes.com/jobs-that-can-help-with-the-most-important-century/

    31 min
  3. Spreading messages to help with the most important century

    01/25/2023

    Spreading messages to help with the most important century

    For people who want to help improve our prospects for navigating transformative AI, and have an audience (even a small one). https://www.cold-takes.com/spreading-messages-to-help-with-the-most-important-century/

    20 min
  4. How we could stumble into AI catastrophe

    01/13/2023

    How we could stumble into AI catastrophe

    Hypothetical stories where the world tries, but fails, to avert a global disaster. https://www.cold-takes.com/how-we-could-stumble-into-ai-catastrophe

    29 min

  5. 01/05/2023

    Transformative AI issues (not just misalignment): an overview

    An overview of key potential factors (not just alignment risk) for whether things go well or poorly with transformative AI. https://www.cold-takes.com/transformative-ai-issues-not-just-misalignment-an-overview/

    25 min
  6. Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem

    12/22/2022

    Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem

    Push AI forward too fast, and catastrophe could occur. Too slow, and someone else less cautious could do it. Is there a safe course? https://www.cold-takes.com/racing-through-a-minefield-the-ai-deployment-problem/

    21 min
  7. High-level hopes for AI aligment

    12/15/2022

    High-level hopes for AI aligment

    A few ways we might get very powerful AI systems to be safe. https://www.cold-takes.com/high-level-hopes-for-ai-alignment/

    24 min
  8. AI safety seems hard to measure

    12/08/2022

    AI safety seems hard to measure

    Four analogies for why "We don't see any misbehavior by this AI" isn't enough. https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-safety-seems-hard-to-measure/

    22 min
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Amateur read-throughs of blog posts on Cold-Takes.com, for those who prefer listening to reading. Available on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts by searching Cold Takes Audio.

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  • Creator
    coldtakes
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Cold Takes Audio
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