Eliezer Yudkowsky
American AI researcher and writer (born 1979)
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Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?: A Conversation with Mustafa Suleyman (Episode #332)
Sam Harris
A prominent voice expressing grave warnings about AI risks.

Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371
Lex Fridman
A prominent AI safety researcher known for his pessimistic views on AI's existential risks, whose arguments about lying AI and limited time are discussed.

Tuomas Sandholm: Poker and Game Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #12
Lex Fridman
A researcher known for his work on AI safety and existential risks.

The Trouble with AI: A Conversation with Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus (Episode #312)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as a 'worried' voice on AI risk whom Sam Harris has spoken with previously. Identified by the text as 'eleazarudkowski'.

Dustin Moskovitz, Co Founder of Asana and Facebook | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A leading AI safety researcher and proponent of strong concerns about existential risks from advanced artificial intelligence, sometimes punningly referred to as a 'doomer' or 'Yeti'.

George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132
Lex Fridman
AI researcher known for his work on AI safety and the singularity. His early writings transformed George Hotz's worldview on exponential growth in computing and human obsolescence.

George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31
Lex Fridman
A researcher known for his early writings on the singularity and AI surpassing human intelligence, which deeply influenced George Hotz as a teenager.

The Future of Intelligence: A Conversation with Jeff Hawkins (Episode #255)
Sam Harris
A researcher known for his work on AI alignment and existential risk, whose views inform Sam Harris's perspective.

Nate Silver on Life’s Mixed Strategies
Conversations with Tyler
Referred to as a mentor for following AI developments, known for a level-headed and comprehensive approach.

Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367
Lex Fridman
AI researcher and writer, known for his warnings about AI existential risk, specifically that AI will likely kill all humans if not properly aligned.

Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener(Episode #379)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as someone on the 'far side of freaked out' regarding AI risk, having been on the podcast before.

Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Lex Fridman
A prominent researcher in AI safety and a co-founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), mentioned for his perspective on anthropomorphizing evolution.

Ep. 247: The Productive Life (w/ Sarah Hart-Unger)
Cal Newport
A prominent AI safety researcher, referenced by Tyler Cowen as an example of someone making extreme predictions about AI risk.

TOXIC THINKING: How Our Primitive Brain Is FLAWED & Leads To Dangerous Woke Ideology | Tim Urban
Tom Bilyeu
Implicitly referenced for his pessimistic view on AI alignment, suggesting that humanity is far from being able to control advanced AI, leading to a 'doom' scenario.

Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368
Lex Fridman
A prominent AI safety researcher, writer, and philosopher who has expressed significant concerns about the existential risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence.