Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #431

Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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TRANSCRIPT:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
2:20 – Existential risk of AGI
8:32 – Ikigai risk
16:44 – Suffering risk
20:19 – Timeline to AGI
24:51 – AGI turing test
30:14 – Yann LeCun and open source AI
43:06 – AI control
45:33 – Social engineering
48:06 – Fearmongering
57:57 – AI deception
1:04:30 – Verification
1:11:29 – Self-improving AI
1:23:42 – Pausing AI development
1:29:59 – AI Safety
1:39:43 – Current AI
1:45:05 – Simulation
1:52:24 – Aliens
1:53:57 – Human mind
2:00:17 – Neuralink
2:09:23 – Hope for the future
2:13:18 – Meaning of life

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