Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-06-26
Dwarkesh Patel & Carl Shulman: books mentioned on Dwarkesh Podcast
Carl Shulman (Pt 2) — AI Takeover, bio & cyber attacks, detecting deception, & humanity's far future
The second half of my 7 hour conversation with Carl Shulman is out! My favorite part!
Carl Shulman recommended Mind children by Hans Moravec, and discussed Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark and Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Life 3.0
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark is a bestselling exploration of artificial general intelligence and the future of life in an automated age.
Discussed“Max Tegmark in his book Life 3.0 discusses among scenarios to avoid the possibility of devices with some fatal instruments, a poison injector, an explosive that can be controlled remotely by an AI.”
Where to get it
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Mind children
Mind Children is a pioneering speculative non-fiction book by roboticist and computer scientist Hans Moravec that examines the future of robot and artificial intelligence evolution, predicting that machines will eventually supersede humanity.
Recommended“His book Mind Children, some of his early academic papers. Fascinating not necessarily for the methodology I've been talking about but for exploring the substantive topics that we were discussing in the episode.”
Where to get it
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is an influential examination of the potential paths, scenarios, and existential risks associated with the emergence of artificial superintelligence.
Discussed“I think it's true that AI progress has probably been accelerated by efforts like Bostrom's publication of superintelligence to try and get the world to pay attention to these problems in advance and prepare.”
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