A Positive Vision for the Future: Part 2 with Illia Polosukhin of NEAR
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
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In part two of his conversation, Illia Polosukhin, co-author of "Attention Is All You Need" and founder of NEAR Protocol, explores the profound societal and economic implications of AI. He envisions a future where a unified intelligence layer transforms personal computing, AI agents enable direct market connections, and individuals find meaning in niche communities amidst AI-driven abundance. Illia also delves into the ethics of agent-to-agent interactions, where AIs prioritize human interests, and new governance models utilizing AI delegates. This episode offers a concrete, systems-level vision for how AI will reshape our world, from daily life to global governance.
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00) Sponsor: Google Gemini Notebook LM
(00:31) About the Episode
(03:33) AI Transforms Software Development
(14:18) The Future of Work
(18:58) Securing Blockchain with AI (Part 1)
(19:08) Sponsors: Tasklet | Linear
(21:48) Securing Blockchain with AI (Part 2)
(33:03) Vision for an AI Society (Part 1)
(33:55) Sponsor: Shopify
(35:52) Vision for an AI Society (Part 2)
(49:14) Agent Architecture and Alignment
(58:30) Experimenting with AI Governance
(01:06:43) AI Safety and Robustness
(01:16:09) Bio-Security and Open Models
(01:22:56) Coordinating AI Development
(01:28:52) Outro
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