Ben Horowitz says nuclear proliferation is GOOD? I disagree.
Ben Horowitz says nuclear proliferation is GOOD? I disagree.  
Podcast: Doom Debates
Published On: Fri Oct 25 2024
Description: Ben Horowitz, cofounder and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), says nuclear proliferation is good.I was shocked because I thought we all agreed nuclear proliferation is VERY BAD.If Ben and a16z can’t appreciate the existential risks of nuclear weapons proliferation, why would anyone ever take them seriously on the topic of AI regulation?00:00 Introduction00:49 Ben Horowitz on Nuclear Proliferation02:12 Ben Horowitz on Open Source AI05:31 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties10:25 Escalation Spirals15:20 Rogue Actors16:33 Nuclear Accidents17:19 Safety Mechanism Failures20:34 The Role of Human Judgment in Nuclear Safety21:39 The 1983 Soviet Nuclear False Alarm22:50 a16z’s Disingenuousness23:46 Martin Casado and Marc Andreessen24:31 Nuclear Equilibrium26:52 Why I Care28:09 Wrap UpSources of this episode’s video clips:Ben Horowitz’s interview on Upstream with Erik Torenberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oojc96r3KuoMartin Casado and Marc Andreessen talking about AI on the a16z Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wIUK0nsyUgRoger Skaer’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogerskaerGeorge W. Bush and John Kerry Presidential Debate (September 30, 2004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYpP-T0IcyABarack Obama’s Prague Remarks on Nuclear Disarmament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKSn1SXjj2sJohn Kerry’s Remarks at the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsY1AZc1K7wShow notes:Nuclear War, A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen: https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-War-Scenario-Annie-Jacobsen/dp/0593476093Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash1983 Soviet Nuclera False Alarm Incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incidentList of military nuclear accidents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accidentsDoom Debates’ Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction from AGI and build the social infrastructure for high-quality debate.Support the mission by subscribing to my Substack at DoomDebates.com and to youtube.com/@DoomDebates. Get full access to Doom Debates at lironshapira.substack.com/subscribe