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Connor Leahy on Why Humanity Risks Extinction from AGI

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22 November, 2024
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Future of Life Institute Podcast

Connor Leahy on Why Humanity Risks Extinction from AGI

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      Connor Leahy joins the podcast to discuss the motivations of AGI corporations, how modern AI is "grown", the need for a science of intelligence, the effects of AI on work, the radical implications of superintelligence, open-source AI, and what you might be able to do about all of this.

      Here's the document we discuss in the episode: https://www.thecompendium.ai

      Timestamps:
      00:00 The Compendium
      15:25 The motivations of AGI corps
      31:17 AI is grown, not written
      52:59 A science of intelligence
      01:07:50 Jobs, work, and AGI
      01:23:19 Superintelligence
      01:37:42 Open-source AI
      01:45:07 What can we do?

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