Is AI a form of life?

Robert Wright and I meet every once in a while to discuss the issues of the day. This is a joint production of Small Potatoes and Bob’s Non-Zero Podcast. Here’s the most recent meeting.

0:00 Why Bob is (extra) freaked out
5:32 Inside the minds of OpenAI's rogue agents
12:09 Is true alignment a pipe dream?
14:57 The new development that’s spiked Bob’s AI anxiety
23:19 Paul’s pushback via literary parable
28:14 Is it time to REALLY freak out about AI? A debate
43:46 Heading to Overtime

Paid subscribers get the overtime segment, which includes:

AI freakout debate (cont’d).
Paul nails the problem with Claude’s writing style.
AI passes the academic Turing test.
Nolan’s Odyssey vs classicist critic.
Bob vs Disclosure Day’s detractors.
Weeping Greeks, wokeness, and our pre-post-ironic age.

They also get an astonishing 50% discount on Bob’s podcast/newsletter.

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