[Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent It

This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Arrival of LLMs
06:30 Alignment of AI
17:35 Existential dangers
18:58 The Pause AI movement
23:47 Safety
32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines
39:12 Possible response
41:43 AI as part of evolution
44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox
49:52 How to get involved
51:48 Current obsessions
57:19 Final thoughts
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https://youtu.be/A4M3Q_P2xP4
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