The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular,... more
In this special episode, we feature Nathan Labenz interviewing Nicholas Carlini on the Cognitive Revolution podcast. Nicholas Carlini works as... more
On this episode, I interview Anthony Aguirre, Executive Director of the Future of Life Institute, about his new essay Keep... more
On this episode, physicist and hedge fund manager Samir Varma joins me to discuss whether AIs could have free will... more
On this episode, Jeffrey Ladish from Palisade Research joins me to discuss the rapid pace of AI progress and the... more
Ann Pace joins the podcast to discuss the work of Wise Ancestors. We explore how biobanking could help humanity recover... more
Fr. Michael Baggot joins the podcast to provide a Catholic perspective on transhumanism and superintelligence. We also discuss the meta-narratives,... more
David "davidad" Dalrymple joins the podcast to explore Safeguarded AI — an approach to ensuring the safety of highly advanced... more
Nick Allardice joins the podcast to discuss how GiveDirectly uses AI to target cash transfers and predict natural disasters. Learn... more
Nathan Labenz joins the podcast to provide a comprehensive overview of AI progress since the release of GPT-4. You can find... more
Connor Leahy joins the podcast to discuss the motivations of AGI corporations, how modern AI is "grown", the need for... more