#131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?
Podcast: Within ReasonPublished On: Thu Nov 27 2025
Description: For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Toby Ord is an Australian philosopher. In 2009 he founded Giving What We Can, an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the effective altruism movement, which promotes using reason and evidence to help the lives of others as much as possible.The Precipice: https://amzn.to/3XdUAExOrd's Website: https://www.tobyord.com/writingsTIMESTAMPS(0:00) What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?(8:57) How AI Systems Lie to Us(26:04) Why We Should Be Worried About AI(33:28) What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?(43:41) AI Weapons and Nuclear Warfare(48:57) Where Should We Focus Our Resources?(53:35) What Policies Should We Enact?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: contact@alexoconnor.comBrand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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