#129 Will MacAskill - We're Not Ready for Artificial General Intelligence
Podcast: Within ReasonPublished On: Sun Nov 09 2025
Description: Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $75 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, as well as one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. Get his book. What We Owe the Future, here.TIMESTAMPS(0:00) The World Isn’t Ready for AGI(9:12) What Does AGI Doomsday Look Like?(16:13) Alignment is Not Enough(19:28) How AGI Could Cause Government Coups(27:14) Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?(33:55) What Can We Do?(40:11) If We Stop, China Won’t(47:43) What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth?(51:03) The Problem of “Value Lock-in”(01:05:03) Is Inaction a Form of Action?(01:08:47) Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?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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