#62 – Anders Sandberg on Exploratory Engineering, Value Diversity, and Grand Futures

Anders Sandberg is a researcher, futurist, transhumanist and author. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience from Stockholm University, and is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. His research covers human enhancement, exploratory engineering, and 'grand futures' for humanity.
This episode is a recording of a live interview at EAGx Cambridge (2023). You can find upcoming effective altruism conferences here: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global
We talk about:

What is exploratory engineering and what is it good for?
Progress on whole brain emulation
Are we near the end of humanity's tech tree?
Is diversity intrinsically valuable in grand futures?
How Anders does research
Virtue ethics for civilisations
Anders' takes on AI risk and whether LLMs are close to general intelligence
And much more!

Further reading and a transcript is available on our website: hearthisidea.com/episodes/sandberg-live
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