The philosopher Nick Bostrom was one of the first thinkers who mapped out the existential risk of AI. In his 2014 book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, he delved into various scenarios — like the now-famous “paperclip maximizer” — to show the dangers that unfettered and highly intelligent AI posed to humans. A decade later, in Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, he looked at the other side of the AI coin, and theorizes what human experience might look like if AI is capable of solving all of our problems. What happens if AI and robots can literally do every single thing better than humans can? How would we find any meaning or satisfaction from life? On this episode, he speaks to us about the two divergent ways of understanding AI's future, what we might do, and what we can do right now to improve the chances that AI actually improves our lives. Come see Odd Lots live in Los Angeles [https://events.bloombergevents.com/event/ODDLOTSLA/summary], get your tickets now. Read more: Tech Deploys Charm Offensive to Combat AI Data Center Backlash [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-19/tech-tries-charm-offensive-to-save-trillion-dollar-ai-buildout?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=odd_lots&utm_content=article] Young Americans Become More Hostile to AI, Fearing Job Losses [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/young-americans-become-more-hostile-to-ai-fearing-job-losses?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=odd_lots&utm_content=article] Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News [http://bloomberg.com/] subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at  bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots [https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots?in_source=oddlotspodcast] Subscribe to the Odd Lots Newsletter [http://bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots] Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots [https://discord.gg/oddlots] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.