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#2525 - Nick Bostrom

The Joe Rogan Experience

1 DAYS AGO
The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

1 DAYS AGO
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Nick Bostrom is a philosopher whose work focuses on artificial intelligence, existential risk, and the future of humanity. He is Principal Researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative and the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Dee...

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Nick Bostrom, a philosopher focused on AI and existential risk, joins to discuss his book 'Deep Utopia' and the profound implications of a world transformed by advanced technology. The conversation explores the potential for both utopia and disaster as artificial intelligence reshapes every aspect of human life, from work and purpose to governance and the very nature of consciousness.
11:56
Perfect technology could leave humans with nothing to do
28:42
A fundamental re-education of what it means to be human
1:05:44
Human consciousness is a mere glimmer compared to a superintelligent mind.
1:28:38
Alignment is a technical challenge, governance is political.
2:04:35
Removing negative traits changes human motivation

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The Whitewater Raft of AI: Promise, Peril, and the End of Toil
00:00
Redefining Humanity: What Happens When Struggle Disappears?
23:35
Enhancing Ourselves: Genetic Engineering, Radical Life Extension, and the Coming Superintelligence
50:49
The Global Race: AI Alignment, Governance, and the Threat of Existential Risk
1:22:05
Finding Meaning in Utopia: Artificial Purposes and the Future of Human Motivation
1:50:08

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Nick Bostrom: Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out. The Joe Rogan Experience. Joe Rogan: Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day. It's great to see you again. Nick Bostrom: Yeah, good to see you. Joe Rogan: So since the last time we talked, we spen...