Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2021-12-21
Books mentioned on Cosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick Bostrom
Are we in a simulation? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice take a deep dive into simulation theory, consciousness, and free will with Oxford theorist Nick Bostrom.
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is a foundational book exploring the future of artificial intelligence and the existential risks posed by the creation of superintelligent systems.
Discussed“and for me also I remembered your book super intelligence which all of these got people thinking as any good philosopher should do is to get people thinking and so C”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Superintelligence
“uh not only from his research papers but from his books on the subject”