How Dangerous Is The Threat Of AI To Humanity? - Geoffrey Miller - #650

About this episode

Geoffrey Miller is a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, a researcher and an author. Artificial Intelligence possesses the capability to process information thousands of times faster than humans. It's opened up massive possibilities. But it's also opened up huge debate about the safety of creating a machine which is more intelligent and powerful than we are. Just how legitimate are the concerns about the future of AI? Expect to learn the key risks that AI poses to humanity, the 3 biggest existential risks that will determine the future of civilisation, whether Large Language Models can actually become conscious simply by being more powerful, whether making an Artificial General Intelligence will be like creating a god or a demon, the influence that AI will have on the future of our lives and much more...  Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:43) Is AI Viewed as an Existential Risk? (06:14) How the Perceived Risk of AI Has Evolved (15:47) Rapid Advancements in Neural Networks (20:07) The Next Level for ChatGPT (28:25) Helping the Public Understand the AI Arms Race (37:16) Who Will Be the First to Create AGI? (40:53) Is the Alignment Problem Still a Problem? (50:42) The Opposing View to AI Safety-ism (54:55) Most Concerning Current AI Advancements (59:36) How AI Will Influence Content & Social Media (1:04:57) How Accurate Can AI Expert Predictions Be? (1:08:40) Something Much Worse than Existential Risk? (1:11:43) Why AI Won’t Save the World (1:19:29) Where to Find Geoffrey Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices