My new 80,000 Hours podcast with Rob Wiblin just dropped. We start with a fun discussion of my latest book, Labor Econ Versus the World, then eventually get to the two topics that Rob most wanted to talk about: genetically-informed parenting and why Rob and I disagree about almost everything in metaphysics and ethics, starting with free will.
P.S. This was my second podcast with Rob. My first (on education) was four years ago, though it feels like it was only months ago.
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Great conversation! I find Eliezer's convictions about intelligent AI a bit... extreme?
"So Eliezer, we actually have a bet. It takes a little effort to understand the bet, because his view is so specific. He said, “Look, I want a bet on there will no longer be any human beings on the surface of the Earth on January 1, 2030.” I was willing to give him, like, “How about all of human extinction?” — “No, no, no, no, no. There could still be humans in mine shafts. That’s OK. But not the surface of the Earth.”"