Nick Bostrom is a philosopher, professor at the University of Oxford and an author

For generations, the future of humanity was envisioned as a sleek, vibrant utopia filled with remarkable technological advancements where machines and humans would thrive together. As we stand on the supposed brink of that future, it appears quite different from our expectations. So what does humanity's future actually hold?

Expect to learn what it means to live in a perfectly solved world, whether we are more likely heading toward a utopia or a catastrophe, how humans will find a meaning in a world that no longer needs our contributions, what the future of religion could look like, a breakdown of all the different stages we will move through on route to a final utopia, the current state of AI safety & risk and much more...

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00:00 Is Nick Hopeful About AI?
03:20 How We Can Get AI Right
07:07 The Moral Status of Non-Human Intelligences
17:36 Different Types of Utopia
19:38 The Human Experience in a Solved World
31:32 Using AI to Satisfy Human Desires
43:25 Current Things That Would Stay in Utopia
49:54 The Value of Daily Struggles
55:07 Implications of Extreme Human Longevity
1:00:19 Constraints That We Can’t Get Past
1:07:27 How Important is This Time for Humanity’s Future?
1:13:40 Biggest AI Development Surprises
1:21:24 Current State of AI Safety
1:28:06 Where to Find Nick

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