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The Singularity is Clear
Part II: The roots and branches of acceleration
1 hr ago
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Robert Wright
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Did Boomers Ruin Everything? (Robert Wright & Jill Filipovic)
Listen now (69 mins) | 0:00 Teaser 0:59 Jill’s book OK Boomer, Let’s Talk 5:43 When is generalizing about a group okay? 9:50 The world boomers built…
Sep 25
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The Singularity is Clear
Part I of a five-part series
Sep 22
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Superintelligence, the Singularity, and the Singleton (Robert Wright & Nick Bostrom)
Listen now (80 mins) | 0:00 Teaser 0:48 Nick’s singular place in AI history 4:21 Where is Nick on the pause-accelerationist spectrum? 13:13…
Sep 22
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What’s Driving Dario? (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)
Listen now (77 mins) | 0:00 Teaser 0:46 This episode’s surprise vibe shift 2:30 Middle East update: Houthis vs. Saudis 15:21 What’s really driving Dario…
Sep 17
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Robert Wright
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Is the AI "Slowdown" for Real? (Robert Wright & Zvi Mowshowitz)
Listen now (102 mins) | 0:00 Teaser 0:58 Where Zvi’s famous newsletter got its name 5:46 Zvi’s biggest AI fear 13:26 Why is ChatGPT’s mind getting…
Sep 16
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Robert Wright
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Always Forget
My own personal takeaway from 9/11
Sep 11
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Robert Wright
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The Week in AI that Changed the World (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)
Listen now (96 mins) | 0:00 A bold new experiment in podcast synergy 2:46 What caused the epic AI vibe shift? 8:10 The resignation that broke the dam…
Sep 11
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Robert Wright
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Israel’s Lobby (Robert Wright, Eli Clifton, and Ian Lustick)
Listen now | 0:00 Ian and Eli’s new book, Israel’s Lobby 1:37 Being a Jewish critic of Israel before that was cool 10:17 How Eli followed the money…
Sep 8
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Robert Wright
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Is AI a Form of Life? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 0:00 Why Bob is (extra) freaked out 5:32 Inside the minds of OpenAI's rogue agents 12:09 Is true alignment a pipe dream? 14:57 The new…
Sep 4
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Iran, Ukraine, and the Future of War (Robert Wright & Paul Scharre)
Listen now | 0:00 Overtime teaser 0:55 Paul’s military tech bona fides 3:00 What we (should) have learned from the Iran war 12:20 Is the Pentagon buying…
Sep 1
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Robert Wright
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August 2026
The OpenAI Breakout and Other AI Spookiness (Robert Wright & Stephen Casper)
Listen now | 0:00 Teaser 0:49 Stephen’s expertise in spooky AI behavior 3:51 Testing AIs for “corporate loyalty” 20:19 Which AIs shill most for their…
Aug 27
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