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#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

Lex Fridman Podcast
Apr 21, 2023 2h 36m
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<p>Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Manolis Website: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/manoli/">http://web.mit.edu/manoli/</a><br /> Manolis Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/manoliskellis">https://twitter.com/manoliskellis</a><br /> Manolis YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@ManolisKellis1">https://youtube.com/@ManolisKellis1</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:44) &#8211; Humans vs AI<br /> (15:50) &#8211; Evolution<br /> (37:34) &#8211; Nature vs Nurture<br /> (50:03) &#8211; AI alignment<br /> (56:27) &#8211; Impact of AI on the job market<br /> (1:08:06) &#8211; Human gatherings<br /> (1:13:07) &#8211; Human-AI relationships<br /> (1:23:11) &#8211; Being replaced by AI<br /> (1:35:37) &#8211; Fear of death<br /> (1:47:33) &#8211; Consciousness<br /> (1:54:58) &#8211; AI rights and regulations<br /> (2:00:41) &#8211; Halting AI development<br /> (2:13:52) &#8211; Education<br /> (2:19:16) &#8211; Biology research<br /> (2:26:36) &#8211; Meaning of life<br /> (2:29:09) &#8211; Loneliness</p>

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