Skynet

Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas & Institutions | Lex Fridman Podcast #88

Lex Fridman

The AI from The Terminator franchise, used as a reference for the potential dangers of AI becoming self-aware. Weinstein links it to the idea of humans waking up to their own source code if we are AGI.

Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A fictional artificial intelligence from the Terminator movie series, used as a metaphor for the pervasive and potentially harmful influence of modern technology.

James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126

Lex Fridman

The malicious AI from the Terminator franchise, cited as James Gosling's least favorite AI system.

The Case Against Superintelligence | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

A fictional artificial intelligence from the Terminator movies, mentioned by Yudkowsky as a comparison for how superintelligence might interact with humans (not necessarily evil, but indifferent).

The Minimal Productivity System That Could Reinvent Your Life | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Will Sasso: Comedy, MADtv, AI, Friendship, Madness, and Pro Wrestling | Lex Fridman Podcast #323

Lex Fridman

The AI from 'Terminator 2,' representing Will Sasso's fear of AI's destructive potential when uncontrolled.

Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and the 5 Chimps Theory | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Used as a colloquialism for a general-purpose AI that could take over the world, which Naval believes is currently not feasible.

Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #166

Lex Fridman

The fictional AI from 'The Terminator' franchise, used as a reference for potentially destructive, large-scale AI, contrasted with a 'toaster' AI. The discussion touches upon how even small-scale algorithms controlling human behavior might have a Skynet-like effect.