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

Daniel Kokotajlo discusses the potential for AI to surpass the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the acceleration of AI research, automated coding, transparency, AI-to-AI communication, risks of AI, and the use of iterative forecasting to predict AI's future.

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Show Notes

On this episode, Daniel Kokotajlo joins me to discuss why artificial intelligence may surpass the transformative power of the Industrial Revolution, and just how much AI could accelerate AI research. We explore the implications of automated coding, the critical need for transparency in AI development, the prospect of AI-to-AI communication, and whether AI is an inherently risky technology. We end by discussing iterative forecasting and its role in anticipating AI's future trajectory.

You can learn more about Daniel's work at: https://ai-2027.com and https://ai-futures.org

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Preview and intro

00:00:50 Why AI will eclipse the Industrial Revolution

00:09:48 How much can AI speed up AI research?

00:16:13 Automated coding and diffusion

00:27:37 Transparency in AI development

00:34:52 Deploying AI internally

00:40:24 Communication between AIs

00:49:23 Is AI inherently risky?

00:59:54 Iterative forecasting


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