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Connor Leahy on Why Humanity Risks Extinction from AGI

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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  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)