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The Week in AI that Changed the World (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)
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The Week in AI that Changed the World (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)

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
10:17 Former Trump adviser Dean Ball comes clean
14:40 Are David Sacks and his buddies all-in on AI denial?
19:27 Yet another OpenAI breakout…
22:42 Astra’s dangerously private thoughts
34:08 Is alignment doomed to fail?
37:11 AI’s latest, and apparently biggest, math feat
43:28 The looming “self-sovereign AI” threat
47:24 A new flock of China doves?
52:57 Liron’s ex-intern gets a seat at the table
1:02:41 AI agent self-sacrifice explained
1:10:40 Some newly freaked out politicians
1:22:45 Ro Khanna’s AI safety plan

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Liron Shapira (Pause AI, Doom Debates). Recorded September 10, 2026.

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