#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
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<p>Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
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Eliezer’s Blog page: <a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/users/eliezer_yudkowsky">https://www.lesswrong.com/users/eliezer_yudkowsky</a><br />
Books and resources mentioned:<br />
1. AGI Ruin (blog post): <a href="https://lesswrong.com/posts/uMQ3cqWDPHhjtiesc/agi-ruin-a-list-of-lethalities">https://lesswrong.com/posts/uMQ3cqWDPHhjtiesc/agi-ruin-a-list-of-lethalities</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(05:19) – GPT-4<br />
(28:00) – Open sourcing GPT-4<br />
(44:18) – Defining AGI<br />
(52:14) – AGI alignment<br />
(1:35:06) – How AGI may kill us<br />
(2:27:27) – Superintelligence<br />
(2:34:39) – Evolution<br />
(2:41:09) – Consciousness<br />
(2:51:41) – Aliens<br />
(2:57:12) – AGI Timeline<br />
(3:05:11) – Ego<br />
(3:11:03) – Advice for young people<br />
(3:16:21) – Mortality<br />
(3:18:02) – Love</p>