Daniel Schmachtenberger: Why AI May Accelerate Civilizational Collapse
Daniel Schmachtenberger: Why AI May Accelerate Civilizational Collapse  
Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Published On: Wed May 17 2023
Description: Daniel Schmachtenberger unpacks AI risks within the broader metacrisis threatening collective human survival. He unpacks concepts from Nash equilibrium to quantum mechanics and outlines pathways for collective resilience.- 00:00:00 - Overview- 00:05:13 - Nash Equilibrium- 00:09:05 - Quasiprobability & Quantum- 00:13:26 - Metacrisis- 00:30:53 - Economic Unsustainability- 00:54:44 - Synopsis- 00:58:43 - Civilizational Risks- 01:22:28 - Altruistic Religions- 01:53:16 - AI Risk Space- 02:32:59 - Paperclip Maximizer- 02:37:31 - Alignment Problem- 03:37:53 - McGilchrist & Vervaeke- 03:42:27 - Bohm Connected Consciousness- 03:44:22 - Phenomenal Consciousness- 04:01:34 - Hinton, Choi, OpenAI on AI- 04:11:33 - Closing MessageSPONSORS:- HENSONSHAVING: https://www.HENSONSHAVING.com/EVERYTHING (use code EVERYTHING)- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverythingRESOURCES:- Episode YouTube: https://youtu.be/g7WtcTATa2U- Iain McGilchrist on TOE: https://youtu.be/M-SgOwc6Pe4 Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices