3 hr 22 min

#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization Lex Fridman Podcast

    • Technology

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Eliezer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky

LessWrong Blog: https://lesswrong.com

Eliezer's Blog page: https://www.lesswrong.com/users/eliezer_yudkowsky

Books and resources mentioned:

1. AGI Ruin (blog post): https://lesswrong.com/posts/uMQ3cqWDPHhjtiesc/agi-ruin-a-list-of-lethalities

2. Adaptation and Natural Selection: https://amzn.to/40F5gfa



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(05:19) - GPT-4

(28:00) - Open sourcing GPT-4

(44:18) - Defining AGI

(52:14) - AGI alignment

(1:35:06) - How AGI may kill us

(2:27:27) - Superintelligence

(2:34:39) - Evolution

(2:41:09) - Consciousness

(2:51:41) - Aliens

(2:57:12) - AGI Timeline

(3:05:11) - Ego

(3:11:03) - Advice for young people

(3:16:21) - Mortality

(3:18:02) - Love

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

- Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit

- House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order

- InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off



EPISODE LINKS:

Eliezer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky

LessWrong Blog: https://lesswrong.com

Eliezer's Blog page: https://www.lesswrong.com/users/eliezer_yudkowsky

Books and resources mentioned:

1. AGI Ruin (blog post): https://lesswrong.com/posts/uMQ3cqWDPHhjtiesc/agi-ruin-a-list-of-lethalities

2. Adaptation and Natural Selection: https://amzn.to/40F5gfa



PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips



SUPPORT & CONNECT:

- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(05:19) - GPT-4

(28:00) - Open sourcing GPT-4

(44:18) - Defining AGI

(52:14) - AGI alignment

(1:35:06) - How AGI may kill us

(2:27:27) - Superintelligence

(2:34:39) - Evolution

(2:41:09) - Consciousness

(2:51:41) - Aliens

(2:57:12) - AGI Timeline

(3:05:11) - Ego

(3:11:03) - Advice for young people

(3:16:21) - Mortality

(3:18:02) - Love

3 hr 22 min

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