Nick Bostrom
philosopher and writer (born 1973)
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Videos Mentioning Nick Bostrom
Human Extinction: What Are the Risks?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, who defined existential risk and co-authored a paper on planetary destruction probability.
Christof Koch: Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #2
Lex Fridman
A philosopher known for his work on existential risk, mentioned in the context of AI safety and empathy.
The Future of Intelligence: A Conversation with Jeff Hawkins (Episode #255)
Sam Harris
A philosopher whose work on AI risk informs Sam Harris's perspective.
Max Tegmark: Life 3.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #1
Lex Fridman
Philosopher and author known for work on existential risks and AI safety, whose arguments on AGI goals are mentioned.
Are We Alone in the Universe?: A Conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Episode #252)
Sam Harris
Associated with the 'Great Filter' argument, a potential solution to the Fermi Paradox.
Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #107
Lex Fridman
Philosopher who discusses existential risks from AI and the long-term future.
Tomaso Poggio: Brains, Minds, and Machines | Lex Fridman Podcast #13
Lex Fridman
An individual who has raised concerns about the existential threat of AI, compared to nuclear weapons.
How to Build a Universe: A Conversation with Frank Wilczek (Episode #238)
Sam Harris
Philosopher known for the simulation argument, which is discussed and challenged in the video.
Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #360
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his work on existential risk, whose thought experiment on ubiquitous nuclear weapons manufacturing illustrates the fragility of civilization.
David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355
Lex Fridman
Philosopher who originally put forward the 'trilemma' of the simulation argument, providing options for why we might or might not live in a simulation.
AI Utopia: A Conversation with Nick Bostrom (Episode #385)
Sam Harris
Professor at the University of Oxford, founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute, and author of 'Superintelligence' and 'Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World'.
Peter Thiel: The Coming Collapse No One Is Prepared For
All-In Podcast
Author of 'Superintelligence', cited as a key book framing the AI debate in the 2010s.
Regulating Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Yoshua Bengio and Scott Wiener(Episode #379)
Sam Harris
Author of 'Superintelligence', influential in AI safety discussions, and mentioned as having a high level of concern about AI risk.
Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for his work on existential risk. Mentioned in the context of observer-selection effects and the orthogonality problem in AI safety.
How Exactly Does ChatGPT Work? (And How Worried Should We Be?)
Cal Newport
A philosopher whose work on superintelligence likely influenced the discussion on AI existential threats.
Ep. 244: Cal Newport’s Thoughts on ChatGPT
Cal Newport
Mentioned as a likely influence on the Yuval Harari op-ed, author of 'Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies'.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
Philosopher famously associated with proposing simulation theory.
TOXIC THINKING: How Our Primitive Brain Is FLAWED & Leads To Dangerous Woke Ideology | Tim Urban
Tom Bilyeu
His argument for the simulation hypothesis is mentioned as a potential solution to the Fermi Paradox, suggesting that we are likely living in a simulation created by an advanced civilization.
Will MacAskill of Effective Altruism Fame — The Value of Longtermism, AI, and How to Save the World
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher and author of 'Superintelligence', also coined the term 'getting the big picture roughly right'.
Tim Urban | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher known for coining the term 'superintelligence' to describe AI that is vastly smarter than humans.
Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes | Lex Fridman Podcast #87
Lex Fridman
Philosopher and author known for his work on existential risk and the simulation hypothesis.
Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #61
Lex Fridman
A philosopher known for his work on existential risk from superintelligent AI, particularly his concept of the 'orthogonality hypothesis' and the 'paperclip maximizer' thought experiment.
We Live in a Simulation. The evidence is everywhere. All you have to do is look.
The Why Files
Oxford philosopher who wrote an influential paper on simulation theory in 2003, presenting the simulation trilemma.
AI Whistleblower: We Are Being Gaslit By The AI Companies! They’re Hiding The Truth About AI!
The Diary Of A CEO
A philosopher whose style of fear regarding AGI destroying humanity was referenced by Dario Amodei.