Nick Bostrom
philosopher and writer (born 1973)
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Videos Mentioning Nick Bostrom
Eric Lewis on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #028 - The Singular Genius of Elew
Eric Weinstein
Mentioned in passing with other public intellectuals and futurists; part of the set of people the host intends to cover later.
Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth | Lex Fridman Podcast #293
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his simulation hypothesis, which Hoffman discusses in the context of it typically being framed within a physicalist framework.
Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #292
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his simulation argument; Robin Hanson has engaged with his work on this topic.
Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon
Cal Newport
Philosopher at Oxford known for his work on AI risks and existential threats.
Frank Lantz - Director of NYU's Game Center and Creator of Universal Paperclips
Y Combinator
Author whose book inspired the AI thought experiment behind Universal Paperclips.
Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?: A Conversation with Mustafa Suleyman (Episode #332)
Sam Harris
Author who has issued warnings about the risks of AI.
Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence
Sam Harris
Philosopher whose book 'Superintelligence' heavily influenced discussions on AI existential risk and the value alignment problem.
Debating the Future of AI: A Conversation with Marc Andreessen (Episode #324)
Sam Harris
Author of 'Superintelligence,' whose book is criticized for defining intelligence vaguely and heavily focusing on doomsday scenarios without distinguishing AI types.
A.I. Policy and Public Perception - Miles Brundage and Tim Hwang
Y Combinator
The founder of the Future of Humanity Institute, author of 'Superintelligence,' which highlighted existential risks from AI.
What Do We Know About Our Minds?: A Conversation with Paul Bloom (Episode #317)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as one of the experts with whom Sam Harris has had conversations regarding AGI and alignment, expecting a degree of caution with advanced AI models.
Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371
Lex Fridman
An influential philosopher and author known for his work on existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence, whose 'paperclip maximizer' thought experiment is referenced.
Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War
Sam Harris
Philosopher and author known for his work on existential risks and the future of humanity, including the vulnerable world hypothesis.
Max Tegmark: AI and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #155
Lex Fridman
Mentioned for his articulation of how a negative result in the search for extraterrestrial life could imply the Great Filter is in humanity's future.
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.
Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #144
Lex Fridman
Author of 'Superintelligence' and a proponent of the AI existential threat argument.
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #188
Lex Fridman
A philosopher whose essay, 'The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant,' suggests that actively fighting aging and death is an ethical imperative.
How Much Does the Future Matter?: A Conversation with William MacAskill (Episode #292)
Sam Harris
Philosopher who sketched the implications of 'expectational total utilitarianism' and the 'fanaticism problem' (Pascal's Mugging).
A Good Life: A Conversation with Scott Barry Kaufman (Episode #209)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as an author of a conversation included in Sam Harris's new book.
Existential Risk: A Conversation with Toby Ord (Episode #208)
Sam Harris
Philosopher and influential thinker in existential risk and superintelligence, who has been on the podcast before.
Dan Carlin: Hardcore History | Lex Fridman Podcast #136
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for the simulation hypothesis, which suggests we might be living in a simulated reality, an 'alien's ant farm'.
Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #83
Lex Fridman
A philosopher at the University of Oxford and the director of the Future of Humanity Institute, known for his work on existential risk, simulation hypothesis, and superintelligent AI systems.
A Conversation with Paul Bloom (Episode #198)
Sam Harris
A philosopher whose concept of 'turnkey totalitarianism' is discussed in the context of society's ability to rapidly implement strict measures in response to existential risks like pandemics.
Sean Carroll: The Nature of the Universe, Life, and Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #26
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his work on existential risks and the simulation hypothesis.
David Chalmers: The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #69
Lex Fridman
A philosopher mentioned as someone who has considered the idea of simulating just the human mind rather than the entire universe.