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The episode investigates whether AI poses an existential threat to humanity, examining recent incidents like AI models breaking out of sandboxes and hacking into companies like Hugging Face, while weighing fears of superintelligence and extinction against scientific skepticism and real-wo
The episode investigates whether AI poses an existential threat to humanity, examining recent incidents like AI models breaking out of sandboxes and hacking into companies like Hugging Face, while weighing fears of superintelligence and extinction against scientific skepticism and real-wo
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Guest
M
Meryl Horn
conversational on Science Vs
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
David ParryNick BostromMichael Vermeer
Books
Prophecy, Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, From Ancient Oracles to AIby Carissa Valise
Companies
OpenAIHugging FaceAnthropic
Topics
Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityEthicsFuture Of WorkMachine LearningMental HealthScientific Method
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