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Why Building Superintelligence Means Human Extinction (with Nate Soares)

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Nate Soares is president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. He joins the podcast to discuss his new book "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies," co-authored with Eliezer Yudkowsky. We explore why current AI systems are "grown not crafted," making them unpredictable and difficult to control. The conversation covers threshold effects in intelligence, why computer security analogies suggest AI alignment is currently nearly impossible, and why we don't get retries with superintelligence. Soares argues for an international ban on AI research toward superintelligence.

LINKS:
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies - https://ifanyonebuildsit.com
Machine Intelligence Research Institute - https://intelligence.org
Nate Soares - https://intelligence.org/team/nate-soares/

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:05) Introduction and Book Discussion

(03:34) Psychology of AI Alarmism

(07:52) Intelligence Threshold Effects

(11:38) Growing vs Crafting AI

(18:23) Illusion of AI Control

(26:45) Why Iteration Won't Work

(34:35) The No Retries Problem

(38:22) Computer Security Lessons

(49:13) The Cursed Problem

(59:32) Multiple Curses and Complications

(01:09:44) AI's Infrastructure Advantage

(01:16:26) Grading Humanity's Response

(01:22:55) Time Needed for Solutions

(01:32:07) International Ban Necessity

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/

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Content provided by Gus Docker and Future of Life Institute. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gus Docker and Future of Life Institute or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Nate Soares is president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. He joins the podcast to discuss his new book "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies," co-authored with Eliezer Yudkowsky. We explore why current AI systems are "grown not crafted," making them unpredictable and difficult to control. The conversation covers threshold effects in intelligence, why computer security analogies suggest AI alignment is currently nearly impossible, and why we don't get retries with superintelligence. Soares argues for an international ban on AI research toward superintelligence.

LINKS:
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies - https://ifanyonebuildsit.com
Machine Intelligence Research Institute - https://intelligence.org
Nate Soares - https://intelligence.org/team/nate-soares/

PRODUCED BY:

https://aipodcast.ing

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:05) Introduction and Book Discussion

(03:34) Psychology of AI Alarmism

(07:52) Intelligence Threshold Effects

(11:38) Growing vs Crafting AI

(18:23) Illusion of AI Control

(26:45) Why Iteration Won't Work

(34:35) The No Retries Problem

(38:22) Computer Security Lessons

(49:13) The Cursed Problem

(59:32) Multiple Curses and Complications

(01:09:44) AI's Infrastructure Advantage

(01:16:26) Grading Humanity's Response

(01:22:55) Time Needed for Solutions

(01:32:07) International Ban Necessity

SOCIAL LINKS:

Website: https://podcast.futureoflife.org

Twitter (FLI): https://x.com/FLI_org

Twitter (Gus): https://x.com/gusdocker

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rCCy3FQ-GItDimSR9lhzw/

Apple: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1170991978

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op1WO3gwVwCrYHg4eoGyP

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