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Tom Barnes on How to Build a Resilient World

Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.    Tom's report on advanced AI: https://www.founderspledge.com/research/research-and-recommendations-advanced-artificial-intelligence    Timestamps:  00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities  09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?   28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?   49:06 US-China dialogues on AI  57:44 Coordination failures   1:04:26 Global resilience   1:13:09 Patient philanthropy   The John von Neumann biography we reference: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706577/the-man-from-the-future-by-ananyo-bhattacharya/

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  Why OpenAI Is Trying to Silence Its Critics (with Tyler Johnston)

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  We're Not Ready for AGI (with Will MacAskill)

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  What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch)

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  Can Machines Be Truly Creative? (with Maya Ackerman)

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  From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy O…

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  Can Defense in Depth Work for AI? (with Adam Gleave)

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  How We Keep Humans in Control of AI (with Beatrice Erkers)

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  Why Building Superintelligence Means Human Extinction (with Nate Soares)

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  Breaking the Intelligence Curse (with Luke Drago)

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  What Markets Tell Us About AI Timelines (with Basil Halperin)

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  AGI Security: How We Defend the Future (with Esben Kran)

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  Reasoning, Robots, and How to Prepare for AGI (with Benjamin Todd)

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  From Peak Horse to Peak Human: How AI Could Replace Us (with Calum Chace)

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  How AI Could Help Overthrow Governments (with Tom Davidson)

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  What Happens After Superintelligence? (with Anders Sandberg)

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  Why the AI Race Ends in Disaster (with Daniel Kokotajlo)