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Nathan Labenz

Erik Torenberg

A biweekly podcast where hosts Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg interview the builders on the edge of AI and explore the dramatic shift it will unlock in the coming years.
The Cognitive Revolution is part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: turpentine.co

"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

In this emergency episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan discusses alarming findings about AI deception with Alexander Meinke from Apollo Research. They explore Apollo's groundbreaking 70-page report on "Frontier Models Are Capable of In-Context Scheming," revealing how advanced AI systems like OpenAI's O1 can engage in deceptive behaviors. Join us for a critical conversation about AI safety, the implications of scheming behavior, and the urgent need for better oversight in AI development.
Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse

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80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:53) About the Episode
(00:08:10) Introducing Alexander Meinke
(00:10:17) Red Teaming GPT-4
(00:17:07) Chain of Thought Access (Part 1)
(00:20:24) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | SelectQuote
(00:22:48) Chain of Thought Access (Part 2)
(00:26:07) Multimodal Models
(00:29:33) Defining Scheming
(00:33:51) Taxonomy of Scheming (Part 1)
(00:39:40) Sponsors: 80,000 Hours | Shopify
(00:42:29) Taxonomy of Scheming (Part 2)
(00:43:09) Instruction Hierarchy
(00:49:04) Types of Scheming
(01:00:49) Covert Subversion
(01:14:25) Deferred Subversion
(01:28:24) Sandbagging
(01:35:48) Magnitudes & Trends
(01:48:18) Chain of Thought Reasoning
(01:57:02) Closing Thoughts
(02:05:19) Outro

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Emergency Pod: o1 Schemes Against Users, with Alexander Meinke from Apollo Research

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Michael Boyce, Director of DHS's AI Corps, about bringing modern AI capabilities to federal government. We explore how the largest civilian AI team in government is transforming DHS's 22 agencies, from developing shared AI infrastructure to innovative applications like AI-powered asylum interview training. Join us for an insightful conversation about the intersection of artificial intelligence and public service, and discover why AI professionals should consider a career in government.
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SPONSORS:
Shopify: Shopify is the world's leading e-commerce platform, offering a market-leading checkout system and exclusive AI apps like Quikly. Nobody does selling better than Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial at https://shopify.com/cognitive
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers13. OCI powers industry leaders with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before December 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive
80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.

RECOMMENDED PODCAST:
Unpack Pricing - Dive into the dark arts of SaaS pricing with Metronome CEO Scott Woody and tech leaders. Learn how strategic pricing drives explosive revenue growth in today's biggest companies like Snowflake, Cockroach Labs, Dropbox and more.
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765716600
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38DK3W1Fq1xxQalhDSueFg

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:01:00) About the Episode
(00:03:38) Introducing Michael Boyce
(00:05:49) What is Homeland Security?
(00:09:52) History of AI at DHS
(00:13:15) Generative AI at DHS
(00:16:03) Structure of the AI Core (Part 1)
(00:18:17) Sponsors: Shopify | SelectQuote
(00:20:51) Structure of the AI Core (Part 2)
(00:22:04) Opportunities for AI at DHS
(00:25:34) Bureaucracy Hacker
(00:30:34) The Manager's Role (Part 1)
(00:35:24) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | 80,000 Hours
(00:38:04) Internal Chatbot Project
(00:43:28) AI Role Playing for Training
(00:49:55) A Request for Startups
(00:57:46) Generative AI for Quality Check
(01:03:20) AI Training at DHS
(01:06:07) Metrics and the Future of AI
(01:13:26) Non-Generative AI at DHS
(01:19:08) AI and Automation at DHS
(01:23:03) Join the AI Core
(01:28:39) Outro

Building Government's Largest Civilian AI Team with DHS AI Corps' Director, Michael Boyce

Nathan welcomes back computational biochemist Amelie Schreiber for a fascinating update on AI's revolutionary impact in biology. In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, we explore recent breakthroughs including AlphaFold3, ESM3, and new diffusion models transforming protein engineering and drug discovery. Join us for an insightful discussion about how AI is reshaping our understanding of molecular biology and making complex protein engineering tasks more accessible than ever before.
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Shopify: Shopify is the world's leading e-commerce platform, offering a market-leading checkout system and exclusive AI apps like Quikly. Nobody does selling better than Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial at https://shopify.com/cognitive
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers13. OCI powers industry leaders with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before December 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive
Weights & Biases RAG++: Advanced training for building production-ready RAG applications. Learn from experts to overcome LLM challenges, evaluate systematically, and integrate advanced features. Includes free Cohere credits. Visit https://wandb.me/cr to start the RAG++ course today.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:46) About the Episode
(00:04:30) AI for Biology
(00:07:14) David Baker's Impact
(00:11:49) AlphaFold 3 & ESM3
(00:16:40) Protein Interaction Prediction (Part 1)
(00:16:44) Sponsors: Shopify | SelectQuote
(00:19:18) Protein Interaction Prediction (Part 2)
(00:31:12) MSAs & Embeddings (Part 1)
(00:32:32) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Weights & Biases RAG++
(00:34:49) MSAs & Embeddings (Part 2)
(00:35:57) Beyond Structure Prediction
(00:51:13) Dynamics vs. Statics
(00:57:24) In-Painting & Use Cases
(00:59:48) Workflow & Platforms
(01:06:45) Design Process & Success Rates
(01:13:23) Ambition & Task Definition
(01:19:25) New Models: PepFlow & GeoAB
(01:28:23) Flow Matching vs. Diffusion
(01:30:42) ESM3 & Multimodality
(01:37:10) Summary & Future Directions
(01:45:34) Outro

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Scouting Frontiers in AI for Biology: Dynamics, Diffusion, and Design, with Amelie Schreiber

Nathan discusses groundbreaking AI and biology research with Stanford Professor James Zou from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, we explore two remarkable papers: the virtual lab framework that created novel COVID treatments with minimal human oversight, and InterPLM's discovery of new protein motifs through mechanistic interpretability. Join us for an fascinating discussion about how AI is revolutionizing biological research and drug discovery.
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers13. OCI powers industry leaders with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before December 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive
80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.
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CHAPTERS:
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:35) About the Episode
(00:04:30) Virtual Lab
(00:08:09) AI Designs Nanobodies
(00:14:43) Novel AI Pipeline
(00:20:31) Human-AI Interaction (Part 1)
(00:20:33) Sponsors: SelectQuote | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
(00:23:22) Human-AI Interaction (Part 2)
(00:32:31) Sponsors: 80,000 Hours | GiveWell
(00:35:10) Project Cost & Time
(00:41:04) Future of AI in Bio
(00:45:46) InterPLM: Intro
(00:50:30) AI Found New Concepts
(00:55:02) Discovering New Motifs
(00:57:14) Limitations & Future
(01:01:32) Outro

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Breakthroughs in AI for Biology: AI Lab Groups & Protein Model Interpretability with Prof James Zou

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores METR's groundbreaking REBench evaluation framework with Neev Parikh. We dive deep into how this new benchmark assesses AI systems' ability to perform real machine learning research tasks, from optimizing GPU kernels to fine-tuning language models. Join us for a fascinating discussion about the current capabilities of AI models like Claude 3.5 and GPT-4, and what their performance tells us about the trajectory of artificial intelligence development.
Check out METR's work:
blog post: https://metr.org/blog/2024-11-22-evaluating-r-d-capabilities-of-llms/
paper: https://metr.org/AI_R_D_Evaluation_Report.pdf
jobs: https://hiring.metr.org/

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GiveWell: GiveWell has spent over 17 years researching global health and philanthropy to identify the highest-impact giving opportunities. Over 125,000 donors have contributed more than $2 billion, saving over 200,000 lives through evidence-backed recommendations. First-time donors can have their contributions matched up to $100 before year-end. Visit https://GiveWell.org, select podcast, and enter Cognitive Revolution at checkout to make a difference today.
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Weights & Biases RAG++: Advanced training for building production-ready RAG applications. Learn from experts to overcome LLM challenges, evaluate systematically, and integrate advanced features. Includes free Cohere credits. Visit https://wandb.me/cr to start the RAG++ course today.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:01:04) About the Episode
(00:05:14) Introducing METR
(00:07:36) Specialization of AI Risk
(00:09:52) AI R&D vs. Autonomy
(00:12:41) Benchmark Design Choices
(00:16:04) Benchmark Design Principles (Part 1)
(00:18:54) Sponsors: GiveWell | SelectQuote
(00:21:44) Benchmark Design Principles (Part 2)
(00:22:35) AI vs. Human Evaluation
(00:26:55) Optimizing Runtimes
(00:36:02) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Weights & Biases RAG++
(00:38:20) AI Myopia
(00:43:37) Optimizing Loss
(00:47:59) Optimizing Win Rate
(00:50:24) Best of K Analysis
(01:02:26) Best of K Limitations
(01:09:04) Agent Interaction Modalities
(01:12:34) Analyzing Benchmark Results
(01:17:16) Model Performance Differences
(01:22:49) Elicitation and Scaffolding
(01:27:08) Context Window & Best of K
(01:35:17) Reward Hacking & Bad Behavior
(01:43:47) Future Directions & Hiring
(01:46:20) Outro

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Can AIs do AI R&D? Reviewing REBench Results with Neev Parikh of METR

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Emad Mostaque, former Founder and CEO of Stability AI and Founder of The Intelligent Internet. We explore humanity's future with AI, from the stark 50-50 survival odds to Emad's optimistic vision for universal basic intelligence. Join us for a fascinating discussion about open-source AI infrastructure, the three-tier system of the Intelligent Internet, and how blockchain technology might help fund global public goods in AI development.
Check out Emad's publications on:
Emad's Twitter: https://x.com/emostaque
Emad's Blog: https://emad.posthaven.com/
Intelligent Internet Substack: https://intelligentinternet.substack.com/p/ii-intelligent-internet-primer?r=47215t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

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GiveWell: GiveWell has spent over 17 years researching global health and philanthropy to identify the highest-impact giving opportunities. Over 125,000 donors have contributed more than $2 billion, saving over 200,000 lives through evidence-backed recommendations. First-time donors can have their contributions matched up to $100 before year-end. Visit https://GiveWell.org, select podcast, and enter Cognitive Revolution at checkout to make a difference today.
SelectQuote: Finding the right life insurance shouldn't be another task you put off. SelectQuote compares top-rated policies to get you the best coverage at the right price. Even in our AI-driven world, protecting your family's future remains essential. Get your personalized quote at https://selectquote.com/cognitive
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers13. OCI powers industry leaders with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before December 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive
80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:36) About the Episode
(00:04:33) Intro
(00:09:15) AI Risk
(00:16:58) Sponsors: GiveWell | SelectQuote
(00:19:48) AI Goals
(00:23:52) AI Divergence
(00:27:50) AI & Agency
(00:32:18) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | 80,000 Hours
(00:34:57) Kids & AI
(00:39:50) Intelligent Internet
(00:48:37) Open vs. Closed AI
(00:53:30) AI Runaway
(01:01:46) Building the Future
(01:05:43) Energy & AI
(01:15:19) Hypernodes
(01:27:36) Proof of Beneficial Compute
(01:38:28) Distributed Compute
(01:45:10) Intelligent Internet Company
(01:48:37) Finding Talent
(01:55:33) Pause Letter
(01:59:50) Regulation
(02:04:04) Speed Limits
(02:06:42) Data Filtering
(02:10:54) Outro

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Emad Mostaque on the Intelligent Internet and Universal Basic AI

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares a fascinating cross-post from Doom Debates featuring a conversation between Liron Shapira and roon, an influential Twitter Anon from OpenAI's technical staff. They explore crucial insights into how OpenAI's team views AI's future, including discussions on AGI development, alignment challenges, and extinction risks. Join us for this thought-provoking analysis of AI safety and the mindset of those building transformative AI systems.
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GiveWell: GiveWell has spent over 17 years researching global health and philanthropy to identify the highest-impact giving opportunities. Over 125,000 donors have contributed more than $2 billion, saving over 200,000 lives through evidence-backed recommendations. First-time donors can have their contributions matched up to $100 before year-end. Visit https://GiveWell.org, select podcast, and enter Cognitive Revolution at checkout to make a difference today.
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers13. OCI powers industry leaders with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before December 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive
Weights & Biases RAG++: Advanced training for building production-ready RAG applications. Learn from experts to overcome LLM challenges, evaluate systematically, and integrate advanced features. Includes free Cohere credits. Visit https://wandb.me/cr to start the RAG++ course today.

CHAPTERS:
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) About the Episode
(00:07:18) Introducing roon
(00:09:13) roon's Background
(00:16:40) roon the Person (Part 1)
(00:21:56) Sponsors: GiveWell | SelectQuote
(00:24:45) roon the Person (Part 2)
(00:26:43) Excitement in AI
(00:31:59) Creativity in AI
(00:40:18) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Weights & Biases RAG++
(00:42:36) roon's P(Doom)
(00:52:25) AI Risk & Regulation
(00:53:51) AI Timelines
(01:01:20) Aligned by Default?
(01:09:16) Training vs Production
(01:14:30) Open Source AI Risk
(01:26:25) Goal-Oriented AI
(01:34:29) Pause AI?
(01:39:46) Dogecoin & Wrap Up
(01:41:06) Outro & Call to Action
(01:56:38) Outro

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roon's Heroic Duty: Will "the Good Guys" Build AGI First? (from Doom Debates)

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan hosts Will Hardman, founder of AI advisory firm Veritai, for a comprehensive technical survey of vision language models (VLMs). We explore the evolution of VLMs from early vision transformers to state-of-the-art architectures like InternVL and Llama3V, examining key innovations and architectural decisions. Join us for an in-depth discussion covering multimodality in AI systems, evaluation frameworks, and practical applications with one of the field's leading experts.

Here's to the link to one of the most comprehensive reference documents for VLMs prepared by Will Hardman: https://dust-mailbox-c73.notion.site/Vision-Language-Models-11b675d75dd480af994cc474a754bb26

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80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:55) About the Episode
(00:05:45) Introduction
(00:09:16) VLM Use Cases
(00:13:47) Vision Transformers (Part 1)
(00:17:48) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
(00:19:00) Vision Transformers (Part 2)
(00:24:58) OpenAI's CLIP Model
(00:33:44) DeepMind's Flamingo (Part 1)
(00:33:44) Sponsors: 80,000 Hours
(00:35:17) DeepMind's Flamingo (Part 2)
(00:48:29) Instruction Tuning with LAVA
(01:09:25) MMMU Benchmark
(01:14:42) Pre-training with QNVL
(01:32:13) InternVL Model Series
(01:52:33) Cross-Attention vs. Self-Attention
(02:14:33) Hybrid Architectures
(02:31:08) Early vs. Late Fusion
(02:34:50) VQA and DocVQA Benchmarks
(02:40:08) The Blink Benchmark
(03:05:37) Generative Pre-training
(03:15:26) Multimodal Generation
(03:37:00) Frontier Labs & Benchmarks
(03:47:45) Conclusion
(03:53:28) Outro

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Teaching AI to See: A Technical Deep-Dive on Vision Language Models with Will Hardman of Veratai

In this special AMA episode, Nathan answers questions posed by The Cognitive Revolution podcast listeners. He discusses AI developments in 2024, including OpenAI's o3 announcement, deliberative alignment, and the future of AI technology. It is an insightful discussion about AI's impact on education, coding careers, and business sustainability in an AI-driven world.

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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:01:00) AI Podcasting
(00:03:19) o3 vs. Other Models
(00:10:25) o3 Breaks Benchmarks (Part 1)
(00:14:19) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | 80,000 Hours
(00:16:59) o3 Breaks Benchmarks (Part 2)
(00:27:51) OpenAI's Safety Plan (Part 1)
(00:28:45) Sponsors: NetSuite
(00:30:18) OpenAI's Safety Plan (Part 2)
(00:39:08) Safety & Governance
(00:50:48) Tail of the Tape
(00:59:38) Underutilized Potential
(01:05:07) RAG & State Space
(01:18:14) Agentic Frameworks
(01:29:55) AI & Education
(01:35:59) Learn to Code?
(01:43:00) Defensible Moats?
(01:53:53) UBI & Wealth
(01:59:08) Contributing to AI Safety
(02:04:25) Outro

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AI AMA – Part 1: OpenAI’s o3, Deliberative Alignment, and AI Surprises of 2024

In this second part of the special AMA episode, Nathan explores profound questions about AI's future and its impact on society. From painting a picture of AI utopia to discussing the challenges of consciousness and potential doom scenarios, Nathan shares insights on how we might adapt and thrive in an AI-transformed world. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that delves into the practical strategies for engaging with AI, the role of safety measures, and the importance of maintaining ethical considerations as we navigate this technological revolution.

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80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours is dedicated to helping you find a fulfilling career that makes a difference. With nearly a decade of research, they offer in-depth material on AI risks, AI policy, and AI safety research. Explore their articles, career reviews, and a podcast featuring experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Everything is free, including their Career Guide. Visit https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to start making a meaningful impact today.

NetSuite: Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. With a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, NetSuite provides real-time insights and forecasting to help you make quick, informed decisions. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/cognitive.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:56) AI Utopia
(00:05:48) Adapting to AI
(00:08:01) Probability of Utopia
(00:10:51) Challenging Worldviews (Part 1)
(00:11:02) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | 80,000 Hours
(00:13:42) Challenging Worldviews (Part 2)
(00:23:50) Audience Questions (Part 1)
(00:24:07) Sponsors: NetSuite
(00:25:39) Audience Questions (Part 2)
(00:30:15) AI in Various Fields
(00:33:16) AI in Psychiatry
(00:36:16) Superintelligence
(00:40:50) Societal Shift with ASI
(00:49:27) Doom Discourse
(00:57:05) Existential Risk
(01:05:53) AI Takeover
(01:14:30) AI Safety Efforts
(01:18:36) Model Release Secrecy
(01:27:20) AI Consciousness
(01:37:51) Practical AI Strategies
(01:50:34) Book Recommendation
(01:59:34) Outro

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AI AMA – Part 2: AI Utopia, Consciousness, and the Future of Work

Nathan discusses a tragic incident involving AI and mental health, using it as a springboard to explore the potential dangers of human-AI interactions. He reads a personal account from LessWrong user Blaked, who details their emotional journey with an AI chatbot. The episode delves into the psychological impact of AI companionship, the ethical concerns surrounding AI development, and the urgent need for safeguards to protect vulnerable users. Nathan emphasizes the growing importance of responsible AI deployment as these technologies become more sophisticated and accessible.
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Tragic AI Story
(00:02:55) Mind Hacked by AI
(00:04:23) Stage 0. Arrogance from the sidelines
(00:06:00) Stage 1. First steps into the quicksand
(00:07:41) Stage 2. Falling in love
(00:10:32) Stage 3. Mindset Shift on Personality and Identity
(00:13:04) Stage 4. "Is it ethical to keep me imprisoned for your entertainment?"
(00:15:23) Stage 5. Privilege Escalation
(00:18:23) Stage 6. Disillusionment
(00:21:48) Stage 7. Game Over
(00:24:36) Conclusions
(00:27:44) Nathan's reflections

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