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0:00 Why Max helped organize the 2023 “Pause AI” letter
6:48 AI as a species not a technology
12:08 The rate of AI progress since 2023
21:20 Loss of control is the biggest risk
32:18 How to get the NatSec community’s attention
35:48 How we could lose control
37:53 He we stay in control
47:06 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Max Tegmark (MIT, Future of Life Institute, Life 3.0). Recorded April 30, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Alignment's inherent shortcomings
6:23 AI autonomy
10:57 Regulations and governance
16:16 The importance of “organic” dialogue
20:53 How afraid of China are leaders really?
25:33 JD Vance’s Paris IA Summit speech
28:01 Cosmic directionality
Overtime video:
