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David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com
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William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, as well as one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. Get his book. What We Owe the Future, here.
0:00 – The World Isn’t Ready for AGI
9:12 – What Does AGI
Doomsday Look Like?
16:13 – Alignment is Not Enough
19:28 – How AGI Could Cause Government Coups
27:14 – Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?
33:55 – What Can We Do?
40:11 – If We Stop, China Won’t
47:43 – What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth
51:03 – The Problem of “Value Lock-in”
01:05:03 – Is Inaction a Form of Action?
01:08:47 – Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?
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