Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-03-26
Books mentioned on #83 – Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher at University of Oxford and the director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He has worked on fascinating and important ideas in existential risks, simulation hypothesis, human enhancement ethics, and the risks of superintelligent AI systems, including in his book Superintelligence.
Nick Bostrom discussed The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M. by John Wesley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.
Discussed“first discovered by Brandon Carter was a theoretical physicist and then developed by philosopher John Wesley I think it might have been discovered initially in the 70s or 80s and Lester wrote this book I think in 96”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Superintelligence
“he has worked on fascinating and important ideas in existential risk simulation hypothesis human enhancement ethics and the risks of super intelligent AI systems including in his book super intelligence”
Plugged Superintelligence
“and when I wrote the book super intelligence at that point I felt that was a kind of neglect of what would happen if AI succeeds and in particular a need to get a more granular understanding of where the pitfalls are so we can avoid them”