Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-06-29
Chris Williamson & Nick Bostrom: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #803
Are We Headed For AI Utopia Or Disaster? - Nick Bostrom - #803
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher, professor at the University of Oxford and an author For generations, the future of humanity was envisioned as a sleek, vibrant utopia filled with remarkable technological advancements where machines and humans would thrive together.
Nick Bostrom discussed 1984 by George Orwell, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“and and there's like a number of these that most people would like the you know 1984 Brave New World handmaid's taale like all of these”
Where to get it
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where women's rights are stripped away and a select few are forced into reproductive servitude.
Discussed“and and there's like a number of these that most people would like the you know 1984 Brave New World handmaid's taale like all of these”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Discussed“and and there's like a number of these that most people would like the you know 1984 Brave New World handmaid's taale like all of these”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“alignment problem which kind of was the focus of my previous book super intelligence came out in 2014 which is basically the challenge of how to make sure that as we develop increasingly capable AI systems and ultimately super intelligences how we can make sure that they are aligned”
“and maybe we can avoid going down the path of you know Brave New World or something um um but um this book deep Utopia let me promote it”