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Trump's Time-Release AI Power Grab
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Iran, Israel, and the Future of US Power (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
Listen now | 0:00 Sneak peek: Danny finds flaw in Bob’s AI book 1:18 Is the Iran war fully back on? 5:59 What the war means for the future of US power…
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Are Russia and NATO Headed for War? (Robert Wright & Leonid Ragozin)
Listen now | 0:00 Teaser 0:50 Leonid’s journalistic work, past and present 1:52 Are Russia and NATO headed for war? 14:43 Decoding Putin’s recent…
Jul 7
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Is Everything Falling Apart?
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OK, it’s time to freak out about AI
Mar 16, 2023
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My Cancer and My AI
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Mar 22, 2020
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The truth about Hamas
Nov 17, 2023
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Why Biden didn’t negotiate seriously with Putin
Feb 22, 2022
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Are Books Dead? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 0:00 Preview: Skynet comes for Bob 5:10 Trump‘s endearing AI obsession 6:51 Are books dying? Is AI responsible? 18:28 Skynet (aka Amazon…
Jul 2
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Is AI Humanity’s Last Exam? (Robert Wright, Curt Mills, and Andrew Day)
Listen now | 0:00 Grandpa Bob and author Bob 3:30 Why Bob stopped being an AI doom skeptic 6:59 Can AI solve China’s demographic crisis? 14:09 The irony…
Jun 30
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What is the "God test"?
Explaining the title of my new book on AI.
Jun 27
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The God Test: Why artificial intelligence may require a moral upgrade (Executive Functions Chat w/ Jack Goldsmith)
Listen now | (Description via Executive Functions Chat podcast) Jack chats with Robert Wright about his forthcoming book, The God Test: Artificial…
Jun 26
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AI and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
Listen now | 0:00 Bob’s pub-day pitch for his new book on AI, The God Test 1:04 Is AI killing the nonfiction star? 5:32 Geoffrey Hinton’s path from AI…
Jun 24
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The World After the Iran War (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)
Listen now | 0:00 Was “losing” this war good for America? 6:02 Israel’s post-war situation 9:35 A more stable Middle East? Or less? 17:43 The impact on…
Jun 18
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