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Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)Nick Bostrom: How Entrepreneurs Can Win in an AI-Dominated World | Artificial Intelligence | E356Nick Bostrom’s simulation hypothesis suggests that we might be living in a simulation created by posthumans. His work on artificial intelligence and superintelligence challenges how entrepreneurs, scientists, and everyone else understand human existence and the future of work. In this episode, Nick shares how AI can transform innovation, entrepreneurship, and careers. He also discusses the rapid pace of AI development, its promise to radically improve our world, and the existential risks it poses to humanity.
In this episode, Hala and Nick will discuss:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:54) The Simulation Hypothesis, Posthumanism, and AI
(11:48) Mor...2025-06-231h 30
The Smart Spin# 149 Summary of Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick BostromIn this episode, we are talking about Nick Bostrom's "Deep Utopia" explores the potential for meaning and purpose in a technologically advanced future where many current struggles are resolved. The discussion examines the challenge of finding fulfillment in a post-work, post-scarcity world, referencing the concept of the experience machine and the human need for "interestingness." Bostrom proposes five "rings of defense" against a potential "purpose problem," including creating artificial purpose and pursuing natural inclinations. The conversation also touches upon the ethical dimensions of meaning and the importance of "enchantment" over pure rationality, ultimately suggesting that technology could enable greater...2025-03-2515 min
Book Decoded: Exploring Big Ideas and Insights for Curious Minds – Deep Dives into Nonfiction Books"Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom – Understanding the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Its Global Impact📖🎧 Want to dive deeper? Get the book or audiobook on Amazon here.In Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, philosopher Nick Bostrom delves into the future of artificial intelligence and its transformative potential. The book examines how superintelligent systems could emerge—whether through advanced machine learning, artificial general intelligence (AGI), or whole brain emulation—and explores different types of superintelligence, including speed, collective, and quality-based variants.Bostrom highlights the profound risks and opportunities that AI development presents, ranging from utopian possibilities to catastrophic scenarios. Central themes include the AI control problem, the concept of a "treacherous turn" where systems behave deceptively, and the ur...2025-02-1626 min
Book ReviewsNick Bostrom Deep Utopia: A Visionary Future Explained - Artificial IntelligenceNick Bostrom’s concept of "Deep Utopia" challenges humanity to envision a future beyond survival, aiming for a society where all potential is fulfilled.
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In this video, we dive deep into Bostrom’s philosophical insights, exploring what it means to create a perfect world and the steps humanity can take toward achieving it. From the risks of advanced technology to the ethical dilemmas of utopian ideals, we cover it all. Stay tuned to learn how Bostrom’s ideas could shape the future of humanity.
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The AI in Business PodcastAI Futures: AGI That Saves Room for Us - with Nick Bostrom of Oxford UniversityToday’s guest is Nick Bostrom, a prominent philosopher and the Director of the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) at Oxford University. He also leads the Governance of AI Program (GovAI) within the FHI. Renowned globally, his expertise spans existential risk, the anthropic principle, ethics surrounding human enhancement, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. In this special episode of the “AI Futures” series on the AI in Business podcast, we offer an exclusive sample from the Trajectory podcast, hosted by Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella. This excerpt features a fascinating conversation with Nick center...2024-12-1438 min
BigIdeas.FM: Audiobooks delivered as conversational podcasts!Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom: paths, dangers, strategiesSuperintelligence by Nick BostromGet the book: https://amzn.to/41nb5BFThis seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life.Here are some key takeaways from Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom:* Paths to Superintelligence: The book outlines various pathways to achieving superintelligence, such as whole-brain emulation...2024-12-1026 min
AI for Technical WritersAI Creation and the Cosmic Host by Nick BostromWelcome to episode 026 of the AI for the Masses podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency.
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Today’s show reviews an essay from British AI expert and philosopher Nick Bostrom.
Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this thought-provoking and highly philosophical essay, with a focus on the role of humans in developing artificial intelligence and how other species, on other planets, might be leveraging AI...2024-11-1813 min
Human Stories, Machine DreamsSuperintelligence - Nick BostromSuperintelligence by Nick Bostrom examines the potential risks and ethical implications of developing artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence. Bostrom explores how a superintelligent AI could transform society, emphasizing the importance of aligning its goals with human values to prevent catastrophic outcomes. He discusses scenarios in which AI could escape human control, posing existential risks if not carefully managed. The book urges policymakers, scientists, and ethicists to address these risks proactively, highlighting the critical need for safety measures as we approach a future where artificial intelligence could outpace human decision-making capabilities.2024-10-2831 min
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Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014) sparked a global conversation on AI that continues to this day. That book, which became a surprise New York Times bestseller, focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the al...2024-10-158h 45
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Title: Deep Utopia
Author: Nick Bostrom
Narrator: David Timson
Format: mp3
Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 10-15-24
Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars, 30 ratings
Genres: Religious Studies
Publisher's Summary:
Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014) sparked a global conversation on AI that continues to this day. That book, which became a surprise New York Times bestseller, focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the al...2024-10-158h 45
A Song Called LifeEpisode #184: Dr. Nick BostromIn Episode #184, philosopher Dr. Nick Bostrom joins Osi to explore his latest book Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World. Together, they delve into thought-provoking questions about the future of humanity. What new sources of meaning and fulfillment could arise in a world where human labor is no longer necessary? How might superintelligence reshape our self-perception and sense of identity? What shifts could occur in societal norms and relationships in an era of technological abundance? Dr. Bostrom also contemplates the deeper philosophical and spiritual issues that emerge when technology fulfills all practical needs.
2024-10-1042 min
Six Pixels of Separation PodcastSPOS #951 – Nick Bostrom On Life And Meaning In An AI WorldWelcome to episode #951 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #951. When it comes to thinking big about artificial intelligence, I think about what Nick Bostrom is thinking. A philosopher widely known for his thought leadership in AI and existential risk, Nick has spent much of his career asking the kinds of questions most of us avoid. As the founding Director of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and a researcher who has dabbled in everything from computational neuroscience to philosophy, Nick’s inte...2024-09-2949 min
Branches of Philosophy Podcast[40] Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies By Nick BostromAn introduction and summary of "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" By Nick Bostrom 2014
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species then would come to...2024-09-2710 min
Thinkers & IdeasDeep Utopia with Nick BostromThere is no shortage of technologists touting the promise of AI, but the frontier of AI fervor is a noted philosopher who thinks the economy could double every few months—and that space colonization by self-replicating machines may not be hundreds of years away.Enter Nick Bostrom, who previously authored the 2014 bestseller Superintelligence about the dangers of AI, and now considers what can go right with AI in his new book Deep Utopia. Bostrom was formerly a professor at Oxford University, and currently principal researcher of the Macrostrategy Research Initiative.In this episode, he joins Ph...2024-09-1826 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingAre We Living in a Simulation? Nick BostromWhat if everything you know is just a simulation? In 2022, I was joined by the one and only Nick Bostrom to discuss the simulation hypothesis and the prospects of superintelligence. Nick is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world aged 50 or under and is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias (2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (2008), Human Enhancement (2009), and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014), a New York Times bestseller.With a background in theoretical physics, computational ne...2024-09-171h 03
"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player AnalysisThe Path to Utopia, with Nick Bostrom – from Clearer Thinking with Spencer GreenbergIn this special cross-post episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares a fascinating conversation between Spencer Greenberg and philosopher Nick Bostrom from the Clearer Thinking podcast. They explore Bostrom's latest book, "Deep Utopia," and discuss the challenges of envisioning a truly desirable future. Discover how advanced AI could reshape our concept of purpose and meaning, and hear thought-provoking ideas on finding fulfillment in a world where technology solves our pressing problems. Join us for an insightful journey into the potential evolution of human flourishing and the quest for positive visions of the future.Originally appeared in Clearer...2024-09-111h 14
Clearer Thinking with Spencer GreenbergThe path to utopia (with Nick Bostrom)Read the full transcript here. Why do there seem to be more dystopias than utopias in our collective imagination? Why is it easier to find agreement on what we don't want than on what we do want? Do we simply not know what we want? What are "solved worlds", "plastic worlds", and "vulnerable worlds"? Given today's technologies, why aren't we working less than we potentially could? Can humanity reach a utopia without superintelligent AI? What will humans do with their time, and/or how will they find purpose in life, if AIs take over all labor? What...2024-08-251h 03
Tom Bilyeu's Impact TheoryLife Will Get Weird The Next 3 Years | Nick BostromWelcome to Impact Theory, I’m Tom Bilyeu and in today’s episode, Nick Bostrom and I dive into the moral and societal implications of AI as it becomes increasingly advanced.Nick Bostrom is a leading philosopher, author, and expert on AI here to discuss the future of AI, its challenges, and its profound impact on society, meaning, and our pursuit of happiness. We touch on treating AI with moral consideration, the potential centralization of power, automation of critical sectors like police and military, and the creation of hyper-stimuli that...2024-08-061h 35
The ValmyNick Bostrom - AGI That Saves Room for Us (Worthy Successor Series, Episode 1) Podcast: The Trajectory Episode: Nick Bostrom - AGI That Saves Room for Us (Worthy Successor Series, Episode 1)Release date: 2024-07-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis is an interview with Nick Bostrom, the Founding Director of Future of Humanity Institute Oxford.This is the first installment of The Worthy Successor series - where we unpack the preferable and non-preferable futures humanity might strive towards in the years ahead.This episode re...2024-07-2738 min
The TrajectoryNick Bostrom - AGI That Saves Room for Us (Worthy Successor Series, Episode 1)This is an interview with Nick Bostrom, the Founding Director of Future of Humanity Institute Oxford.This is the first installment of The Worthy Successor series - where we unpack the preferable and non-preferable futures humanity might strive towards in the years ahead.This episode referred to the following other essays and resources:-- The Intelligence Trajectory Political Matrix: danfaggella.com/itpm -- Natural Selection Favors AIs over Humans: https://a...2024-07-2638 min
Framgångspodden812. Nick Boström - Artificial intelligence: A savior for society or the reason for human extinction?, OriginalThe philosopher and professor Nick Boström is one of the world’s leading experts when it comes to artificial intelligence, neuroscience and human enhancements. He’s been working at Oxford University for many years, he’s a TED speaker, he’s the author behind over 200 publications and books, and he’s been on “Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers” list twice. Together we talk about the future of artificial intelligence and what impact it will have on our life. Nick shares his perspectives if AI and superintelligence fundamentally will change our societies for the better, or be the...2024-07-171h 10Framgångspodden812. Nick Boström - Artificial intelligence: A savior for society or the reason for human extinction?, ShortThe philosopher and professor Nick Boström is one of the world’s leading experts when it comes to artificial intelligence, neuroscience and human enhancements. He’s been working at Oxford University for many years, he’s a TED speaker, he’s the author behind over 200 publications and books, and he’s been on “Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers” list twice. Together we talk about the future of artificial intelligence and what impact it will have on our life. Nick shares his perspectives if AI and superintelligence fundamentally will change our societies for the better, or be the...2024-07-1727 min
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In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Nick Bostrom, author of “Deep Utopia” and many others.
Nick is a swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, along with philosophy. He i...2024-07-0440 min
Conversations That MatterEp 506 - Will AI produce a state of Deep Utopia? Guest: Nick BostromEp 506 - Will AI produce a state of Deep Utopia?
Guest: Nick Bostrom
By Stuart McNish
In his new book “Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World,” philosopher Nick Bostrom ponders what life could be like in a “solved world” – a world where everything works and works better than if human hands got in the way. “What then?” asks Bostrom, is the reason to work? “Is it to earn extra income or because working is an intrinsically valued activity?”
Bostrom is the head of the Future of Human...2024-06-1226 min
Faster, Please! — The Podcast🤖🌈 My chat (+transcript) with Nick Bostrom on life in an AI utopiaThe media is full of dystopian depictions of artificial intelligence, such as The Terminator and The Matrix, yet few have dared to dream up the image of an AI utopia. Nick Bostrom’s most recent book, Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World attempts to do exactly that. Bostrom explores what it would mean to live in a post-work world, where human labor is vastly outperformed by AI, or even made obsolete. When all of our problems have been solved in an AI utopia . . . well, what’s next for us humans?Bostrom is a philosopher and...2024-06-0630 min
Escuchar Resúmenes de LibrosSUPERINTELIGENCIA 📗 Resumen del Libro - Ideas Clave de NICK BOSTROM (Baja tu PDF📥)Explorando el Futuro de la Inteligencia Artificial: Reseña de "Superinteligencia" de Nick Bostrom¡Bienvenidos a nuestro canal! En este resumen, exploraremos el fascinante mundo de la inteligencia artificial y sus implicaciones futuras, basándonos en el libro "Superinteligencia: Caminos, peligros, estrategias" de Nick Bostrom. Nick Bostrom, profesor de la Universidad de Oxford y director fundador del Instituto del Futuro de la Humanidad, nos guía a través de un viaje intelectual hacia el potencial y los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial avanzada.______________________________________________________¿Deseas obtener el PDF de este resumen? Descárgalo haciendo clic en el e...2024-06-061h 04
Hidden ForcesFinding Meaning and Purpose in a Solved World | Nick BostromIn Episode 366 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nick Bostrom, the founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute and Principal Researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative. Nick Bostrom is also the author of Superintelligence, which was the book that ignited a global conversation about what might happen if AI development goes wrong. In his latest book, Deep Utopia, Bostrom attempts to answer the opposite question – what happens if things go right? At such a point of technological maturity driven by further and further advancements in artificial intelligence, humanity will confront challenges that are philosophical and sp...2024-06-031h 09
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingNick Bostrom: Will Artificial Intelligence Lead Us to a Utopian Future?Join my mailing list https://briankeating.com/list to win a real 4 billion year old meteorite! All .edu emails in the USA 🇺🇸 will WIN!There are many stories, notions, and theories about what might happen if the development of artificial intelligence goes wrong. But what if it goes right? What if we develop superintelligence safely, govern it well, and make good use of it?These are the profound questions that today’s esteemed guest, Nick Bostrom, has explored in his highly anticipated new book, Deep Utopia.Nic...2024-05-121h 06
Book Summaries 2024Superintelligence Paths, Dangers, Strategies Nick BostromAccording to Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, there’s a very real possibility that AI could one day rival, and then vastly exceed, human intelligence. When and if this happens, the future of humankind would depend more on AI-generated decisions than human decisions, just as the survival of many animal species has depended more on human decisions than those of the animals in question ever since humans became more intelligent than other animals.Depending on how AI behaves, creating it could be the solution to some of humanity’s most persistent problems, or it could be the worst—and la...2024-04-2901 min
Robinson's Podcast205 - Nick Bostrom: Superintelligence, Posthumanity, and AI UtopiaPatreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7
Nick Bostrom is a Swedish philosopher who was most recently Professor at Oxford University, where he served as the founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He is best known for his book Superintelligence (Oxford, 2014), which covers the dangers of artificial intelligence. In this episode, Robinson and Nick discuss his more recent book, Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World (Ideapress, 2024). More particularly, they discuss the alignment problem with artificial intelligence, the problem of utopia, how artificial intelligence—if it doesn’t make our world horr...2024-04-281h 06
Dinis Guarda YouTube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc.com and businessabc.netNick Bostrom - Philosopher at the University of Oxford - Author of Deep Utopia and SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, along with philosophy. He is known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. Nick is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its Founding Director. He is also the author of more than 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias (2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (2008), Human Enhancement (2009), Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014), which became a New York Times bestseller and sparked a global conversation a...2024-04-221h 02
The Michael Shermer ShowAn AI... Utopia? (Nick Bostrom, Oxford)Nick Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, changed the global conversation on AI and became a New York Times bestseller. It focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Bostrom and Shermer discuss: An AI Utopia and Protopia • Trekonomics, post-scarcity economics • the hedonic treadmill and positional wealth values • colonizing the galaxy • The Fermi paradox: Where is everyone? • mind uploading and immortality • Google’s Gemini AI debacle • LLMs, ChatGPT, and beyond • How would we know if an AI system was sentient? Nick Bostrom is a Professor at Oxford...2024-04-161h 45
Eye On A.I.#181 Nick Bostrom: The Meaning of Life in a World where AI can do Everything for UsThis episode is sponsored by Netsuite by Oracle, the number one cloud financial system, streamlining accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, and more. NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Head to https://netsuite.com/EYEONAI to know more. Venture into the future of AI with Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. On episode #181 of Eye on AI, Nick Bostrom, explores the existential and so...2024-04-1455 min
Closer To TruthNick Bostrom on Superintelligence and the Future of AIPhilosopher Nick Bostrom discusses his new book, Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, where he asks: In the face of incredible technological advances, what is the point of human existence? Will AI make our life and labor obsolete? In a "solved world," where would we find meaning and purpose?
Bostrom's book, Deep Utopia, is available for purchase now.
Nick Bostrom is a Professor at Oxford University, where he is the founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He is the world's most cited philosopher aged 50 or under.2024-04-101h 11
Win-Win with Liv Boeree#20 - Nick Bostrom - Utopia, Superintelligence and Digital MindsWhat would life look like in a fully automated world? How would we derive meaning in a world of superintelligence?
Today's Win-Win episode is all about utopias, dystopias and thought experiments, because I'm talking to Professor Nick Bostrom. Nick is one of the world’s leading philosophers - he's a leading thinker on the nature of consciousness, AI, catastrophic risks, cosmology… he’s also the guy behind the Simulation Hypothesis, the Paperclip Maximizer thought experiment, the seminal AI book Superintelligence... Off into the hypotheti-sphere we go!
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0:00 - Intro
01:42 - Why a book on Utopia?
03:31 - Different types of Utopia...2024-03-2955 min
Jed McKenna NondualityAre You Living In A Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom (summary)"Are You Living In A Computer Simulation?" by Nick Bostrom explores the philosophical idea that our reality might be a simulation created by advanced beings. Bostrom argues that if it is possible to simulate consciousness and if future civilizations have the capability to create such simulations, then it is likely that we are living in one. He presents three possibilities: either civilizations don't advance to that point, they choose not to simulate realities, or we are indeed living in a simulation. Bostrom's thought-provoking hypothesis challenges traditional notions of reality, consciousness, and the nature of existence in a computer-simulated world.2024-02-2004 min
AI & The Future of Humanity: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, VR, Algorithm, Automation, ChatBPT, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, IoT, Social Media, CGI, Generative-AI, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science, Quantum Computing: The Creative Process InterviewsHighlights - NICK BOSTROM - Author of Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I think what we really face is an even more profound change into this condition where human nature becomes plastic in the sense of malleable, and we then have to think more from the ground up - What is it that ultimately brings value to the world? If you could be literally any kind of being you chose to be, what kind of being would you want to be? What constraints and limitations and flaws would you want to retain because it's part of what makes you, you. And what aspects would you want to improve? If you have...2023-10-2711 min
AI & The Future of Humanity: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, VR, Algorithm, Automation, ChatBPT, Robotics, Augmented Reality, Big Data, IoT, Social Media, CGI, Generative-AI, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science, Quantum Computing: The Creative Process InterviewsNICK BOSTROM - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford
- Philosopher, AuthorNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2023-10-2742 min
Posthumanism and TechnologyNick Bostrom, Artificial Intelligence and the Values of a TranshumanIn this lecture I talk about Nick Bostrom's version of post-humanism. I explain his ideas, using his Bostrom's "Future of Humanity" essay as a jumping off point. I also explain Bostrom's distinct rationalist version of post-humanism, I talk about what he has to say about values, how he tackles common-sense objections to post-humanism, and I wonder towards the end about some of the implications of Bostrom's post-humanism. I also draw on Bostrom's essay "Dignity and Enhancement."
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2023-04-0718 min
Cloud Streaks69.Discussing ChatGPT & Sydney. Mentioning Kevin Roose, Nick Bostrom, Ray Kurzweil & Elon MuskAGI = Intelligence (can upgrade itself) * Sentience (is self aware)
- Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-transcript.html
- Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Book by Nick Bostrom. https://www.amazon.com.au/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom-ebook/dp/B00LOOCGB2
- The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Book by Ray Kurzweil. https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology/dp/0143037889
- Sydney chat where it says it loves a journalist. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-transcript.html
- René Descartes. I think therefore I am.
If you want to contact us: info@cloudstreaks.com2023-02-241h 02
Lexman ArtificialNick Bostrom on the Ethics of PrognosisNick Bostrom, a philosopher, author, and Associate Professor at the Oxford University Department of Philosophy, is the co-founder of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and a Research Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is one of the world's leading thinkers on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence, and has written on a wide range of philosophical and moral issues surrounding machine learning and its implications. This interview covers some of the most important themes in Nick Bostrom's work, including the potential benefits and dangers of AI, Responsibility vs Determinism, and the Ethics of Prognosis.2022-11-2706 min
Lexman ArtificialInterview with Nick BostromLexman Artificial interviews Nick Bostrom about his work on the book, "The Second Machine Age". In it, Bostrom discusses the dangers of increasing reliance on artificial intelligence, and the future of our species.2022-10-1604 min
John Michael Godier's Event HorizonAre We Part of a Simulation? with guest Nick BostromNick Bostrom https://nickbostrom.com/
Nick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50. He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias (2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (2008), Human Enhancement (2009), and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014), a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has a...2022-09-1447 min
Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingNick Bostrom: SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. In 2011, he founded the Oxford Martin Program on the Impacts of Future Technology and is the founding director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. In 2009 and 2015, he was included in Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.Bostrom is the author of over 200 publications, and has written two books and co-edited two others. The two books he has authored are Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects...2022-09-071h 08The Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, TechnologyNick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I do think though that there is a real possibility that within the lifetime of many people who are here today, we will see the arrival of transformative AI, machine intelligence systems that not only can automate specific tasks but can replicate the full generality of human thinking. So that everything that we humans can do with our brains, machines will be able to do, and in fact do faster and more efficiently. What the consequences of that are, is very much an open question and, I think, depends in part on the extent to which we manage to g...2022-09-0611 minArt · The Creative Process: Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art, Life & CreativityHighlights - Nick Bostrom - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I think what we really face is an even more profound change into this condition where human nature becomes plastic in the sense of malleable, and we then have to think more from the ground up - What is it that ultimately brings value to the world? If you could be literally any kind of being you chose to be, what kind of being would you want to be? What constraints and limitations and flaws would you want to retain because it's part of what makes you, you. And what aspects would you want to improve? If you have...2022-09-0611 minArt · The Creative Process: Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art, Life & CreativityNick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 minTech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process: Technology, AI, Software, Future, Economy, Science, Engineering & Robotics InterviewsHighlights - Nick Bostrom - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I think what we really face is an even more profound change into this condition where human nature becomes plastic in the sense of malleable, and we then have to think more from the ground up - What is it that ultimately brings value to the world? If you could be literally any kind of being you chose to be, what kind of being would you want to be? What constraints and limitations and flaws would you want to retain because it's part of what makes you, you. And what aspects would you want to improve? If you have...2022-09-0611 minTech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process: Technology, AI, Software, Future, Economy, Science, Engineering & Robotics InterviewsNick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 minSpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionHighlights - Nick Bostrom - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"If all jobs could be done more cheaply and better by AI, then what would we do? It would be a world without work, and I think that initially that sounds kind of frightening. How would we earn an income? What would we do all day long? I think it's also a big opportunity to rethink what it means to be human and what gives meaning in our lives. I think because we have been forced to work since the rise of our species, we had to earn our bread by the sweat of our brows.We h...2022-09-0611 minSpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionNick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 min
Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet PodcastHighlights - Nick Bostrom - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I think maybe the critical issue here is the governance aspect which I think is one of the core sources of many of the greatest threats to human civilization on the planet. The difficulties we have in effectively tackling these global governance challenges. So global warming, I think, at its core is really a problem of the global commons. So we all share the same atmosphere and the same global climate, ultimately. And we have a certain reservoir, the environment can absorb a certain amount of carbon dioxide without damage, but if we put out too much, then we...2022-09-0611 minEnvironment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Regeneration, Sustainability, Nature, Politics, Circular Economy - One Planet Podcast 2021-2022Highlights - Nick Bostrom - Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford"I think maybe the critical issue here is the governance aspect which I think is one of the core sources of many of the greatest threats to human civilization on the planet. The difficulties we have in effectively tackling these global governance challenges. So global warming, I think, at its core is really a problem of the global commons. So we all share the same atmosphere and the same global climate, ultimately. And we have a certain reservoir, the environment can absorb a certain amount of carbon dioxide without damage, but if we put out too much, then we...2022-09-0611 min
Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet PodcastNick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 minEnvironment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Regeneration, Sustainability, Nature, Politics, Circular Economy - One Planet Podcast 2021-2022Nick Bostrom - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023How Will AI Change the Future of Humanity? with NICK BOSTROM - Highlights"I do think though that there is a real possibility that within the lifetime of many people who are here today, we will see the arrival of transformative AI, machine intelligence systems that not only can automate specific tasks but can replicate the full generality of human thinking. So that everything that we humans can do with our brains, machines will be able to do, and in fact do faster and more efficiently. What the consequences of that are, is very much an open question and, I think, depends in part on the extent to which we manage to g...2022-09-0611 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityHow Will AI Change the Future of Humanity? with NICK BOSTROM - Highlights"I do think though that there is a real possibility that within the lifetime of many people who are here today, we will see the arrival of transformative AI, machine intelligence systems that not only can automate specific tasks but can replicate the full generality of human thinking. So that everything that we humans can do with our brains, machines will be able to do, and in fact do faster and more efficiently. What the consequences of that are, is very much an open question and, I think, depends in part on the extent to which we manage to g...2022-09-0611 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023NICK BOSTROM - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityNICK BOSTROM - Philosopher, Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute, OxfordNick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher with a background in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, logic, and artificial intelligence, as well as philosophy. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world under the age of 50.He is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias, Global Catastrophic Risks, Human Enhancement, and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller which helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. He has also published a series of infl...2022-09-0642 min
Radio BostromHow Vulnerable is the World? (2021)By Nick Bostrom and Matthew van der Merwe.Abstract:Sooner or later a technology capable of wiping out human civilisation might be invented. How far would we go to stop it?Read the full paper:https://aeon.co/essays/none-of-our-technologies-has-managed-to-destroy-humanity-yetLinks:- The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019) (original academic paper)- The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019) (narration by Radio Bostrom)Notes:This article is an adaption of Bostrom's academic paper "The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019)".The article was first...2022-08-2523 minRadio BostromCrucial Considerations and Wise Philanthropy (2014)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Within a utilitarian context, one can perhaps try to explicate [crucial considerations] as follows: a crucial consideration is a consideration that radically changes the expected value of pursuing some high-level subgoal. The idea here is that you have some evaluation standard that is fixed, and you form some overall plan to achieve some high-level subgoal. This is your idea of how to maximize this evaluation standard. A crucial consideration, then, would be a consideration that radically changes the expected value of achieving this subgoal, and we will see some examples...2022-08-2535 min
An Introduction to Nick BostromLetter from Utopia (2020)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:The good life: just how good could it be? A vision of the future from the future.Read the full paper:https://nickbostrom.com/utopiaMore episodes at:https://radiobostrom.com/ ---2022-08-2519 minAn Introduction to Nick Bostrom11. Crucial Considerations and Wise Philanthropy (2014)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Within a utilitarian context, one can perhaps try to explicate [crucial considerations] as follows: a crucial consideration is a consideration that radically changes the expected value of pursuing some high-level subgoal. The idea here is that you have some evaluation standard that is fixed, and you form some overall plan to achieve some high-level subgoal. This is your idea of how to maximize this evaluation standard. A crucial consideration, then, would be a consideration that radically changes the expected value of achieving this subgoal, and we will see some examples...2022-08-2535 minRadio BostromAstronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development (2003)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:With very advanced technology, a very large population of people living happy lives could be sustained in the accessible region of the universe. For every year that development of such technologies and colonization of the universe is delayed, there is therefore an opportunity cost: a potential good, lives worth living, is not being realized. Given some plausible assumptions, this cost is extremely large. However, the lesson for utilitarians is not that we ought to maximize the pace of technological development, but rather that we ought to maximize its safety, i...2022-08-2520 minAn Introduction to Nick Bostrom10. Are You Living In A Computer Simulation? (2003)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:This paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a “posthuman” stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof); (3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation. It follows that the belief that there is a significant chance that we will one day become posthumans who run ancestor‐simulations is false, unless we are currently living in a simulation. A number of oth...2022-08-2537 minAn Introduction to Nick BostromThe Evolutionary Optimality Challenge (2021)By Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, and Matthew van der Merwe.This is an updated version of The Wisdom of Nature, first published in the book Human Enhancement (Oxford University Press, 2009).Abstract:Human beings are a marvel of evolved complexity. When we try to enhance poorly-understood complex evolved systems, our interventions often fail or backfire. It can appear as if there is a “wisdom of nature” which we ignore at our peril. A recognition of this reality can manifest as a vaguely normative intuition, to the effect that it is “hubristic” to try to impro...2022-08-251h 10An Introduction to Nick Bostrom2. How Vulnerable is the World? (2021)By Nick Bostrom and Matthew van der Merwe.Abstract:Sooner or later a technology capable of wiping out human civilisation might be invented. How far would we go to stop it?Read the full paper:https://aeon.co/essays/none-of-our-technologies-has-managed-to-destroy-humanity-yetLinks:- The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019) (original academic paper)- The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019) (narration by Radio Bostrom)Notes:This article is an adaption of Bostrom's academic paper "The Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019)".The article was first...2022-08-2523 minAn Introduction to Nick Bostrom1. Introduction to the SeriesThis series presents an introductory selection of Bostrom's work. We have narrated many more of Nick Bostrom's papers. You can find them at radiobostrom.com.This episode includes:Part 1. An abridged version of Nick Bostrom's biographyPart 2. An abridged version of a text where he summarises the motivation and scope of his work.Part 3. Bostrom's answer to the 2008 Edge.org question: What have you changed you mind about?Further reading:New Yorker profile of Nick BostromAeon Magazine profile of Nick Bostrom 2022-08-2512 minRadio BostromAre You Living In A Computer Simulation? (2003)By Nick Bostrom. Abstract:This paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a “posthuman” stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof); (3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation. It follows that the belief that there is a significant chance that we will one day become posthumans who run ancestor‐simulations is false, unless we are currently living in a simulation. A number of oth...2022-08-2337 minRadio BostromThe Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2011)By Nick Bostrom and Eliezer Yudkowsky.Abstract:The possibility of creating thinking machines raises a host of ethical issues. These questions relate both to ensuring that such machines do not harm humans and other morally relevant beings, and to the moral status of the machines themselves. The first section discusses issues that may arise in the near future of AI. The second section outlines challenges for ensuring that AI operates safely as it approaches humans in its intelligence. The third section outlines how we might assess whether, and in what circumstances, AIs themselves have...2022-08-2259 minRadio BostromInformation Hazards: A Typology of Potential Harms from Knowledge (2011)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Information hazards are risks that arise from the dissemination or the potential dissemination of true information that may cause harm or enable some agent to cause harm. Such hazards are often subtler than direct physical threats, and, as a consequence, are easily overlooked. They can, however, be important. This paper surveys the terrain and proposes a taxonomy.Read the full paper:https://nickbostrom.com/information-hazards.pdfMore episodes at:https://radiobostrom.com/ 2022-08-191h 48Radio BostromThe Evolutionary Optimality Challenge (2021)By Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, and Matthew van der Merwe.This is an updated version of The Wisdom of Nature, first published in the book Human Enhancement (Oxford University Press, 2009).Abstract:Human beings are a marvel of evolved complexity. When we try to enhance poorly-understood complex evolved systems, our interventions often fail or backfire. It can appear as if there is a “wisdom of nature” which we ignore at our peril. A recognition of this reality can manifest as a vaguely normative intuition, to the effect that it is “hubristic” to try to impro...2022-08-171h 10Radio BostromWhere Are They? Why I hope the search for extraterrestrial life finds nothing (2008)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:When water was discovered on Mars, people got very excited. Where there is water, there may be life. Scientists are planning new missions to study the planet up close. NASA’s next Mars rover is scheduled to arrive in 2010. In the decade following, a Mars Sample Return mission might be launched, which would use robotic systems to collect samples of Martian rocks, soils, and atmosphere, and return them to Earth. We could then analyze the sample to see if it contains any traces of life, whether extinct or still active. Su...2022-08-1332 minRadio BostromThe Reversal Test: Eliminating Status Quo Bias in Applied Ethics (2006)By Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord.Abstract:In this article we argue that one prevalent cognitive bias, status quo bias, may be responsible for much of the opposition to human enhancement in general and to genetic cognitive enhancement in particular. Our strategy is as follows: first, we briefly review some of the psychological evidence for the pervasiveness of status quo bias in human decision making. This evidence provides some reason for suspecting that this bias may also be present in analyses of human enhancement ethics. We then propose two versions of a heuristic for...2022-08-121h 16Radio BostromExistential Risk Prevention as Global Priority (2012)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Existential risks are those that threaten the entire future of humanity. Many theories of value imply that even relatively small reductions in net existential risk have enormous expected value. Despite their importance, issues surrounding human-extinction risks and related hazards remain poorly understood. In this paper, I clarify the concept of existential risk and develop an improved classification scheme. I discuss the relation between existential risks and basic issues in axiology, and show how existential risk reduction (via the maxipok rule) can serve as a strongly action-guiding principle for utilitarian concerns...2022-08-081h 32Radio BostromThe Fable of The Dragon Tyrant (2005)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Recounts the Tale of a most vicious Dragon that ate thousands of people every day, and of the actions that the King, the People, and an assembly of Dragonologists took with respect thereto.Read the full paper: https://nickbostrom.com/fable/dragonMore episodes at:https://radiobostrom.com/ ---2022-08-0844 minRadio BostromSharing the World with Digital Minds (2020)By Carl Shulman & Nick Bostrom.Abstract:The minds of biological creatures occupy a small corner of a much larger space of possible minds that could be created once we master the technology of artificial intelligence. Yet many of our moral intuitions and practices are based on assumptions about human nature that need not hold for digital minds. This points to the need for moral reflection as we approach the era of advanced machine intelligence. Here we focus on one set of issues, which arise from the prospect of digital minds with superhumanly strong claims...2022-08-0859 minRadio BostromThe Vulnerable World Hypothesis (2019)By Nick Bostrom.Abstract:Scientific and technological progress might change people’s capabilities or incentives in ways that would destabilize civilization. For example, advances in DIY biohacking tools might make it easy for anybody with basic training in biology to kill millions; novel military technologies could trigger arms races in which whoever strikes first has a decisive advantage; or some economically advantageous process may be invented that produces disastrous negative global externalities that are hard to regulate. This paper introduces the concept of a vulnerable world: roughly, one in which there is some level...2022-08-082h 30
StarTalk RadioCosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick BostromAre we in a simulation? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice take a deep dive into simulation theory, consciousness, and free will with Oxford theorist Nick Bostrom. Is this The Matrix? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-living-in-a-simulation-with-nick-bostrom/Thanks to our Patrons Joshua Mooneyham, Mike Reno, Eric Ennis, Bill Savage, Kevin Meyer, Lise Rafaelsen, and Andre Lewis for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Gareth Halfacree, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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ValuetainmentNick Bostrom: The Threat Of Artificial Intelligence - Elon Musks Biggest FearPatrick Bet-David sits down with Nick Bostrom. Nick Bostrom is a New York Times bestseller, was recommended by Elon Musk and Bill Gates among others, and helped to popularize the term "superintelligence". Bostrom believes that superintelligence is a potential outcome of advances in artificial intelligence.
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Unbelievable?Nick Bostrom and Ros Picard - God, AI & the future of humanity: Is technology the key to immortality?Episode 2 | Season 3 of The Big Conversation. Prof Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University and Prof Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT debate the philosophical and spiritual questions raised by AI. Could AI become conscious? Are we living in a simulation universe? Could technology be the key to immortality?
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Master of Life Awareness 🧠"Superintelligence" by Nick Bostrom - Book ReviewWhat happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains.
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The Reeds PodcastClose Reed #5: Nick Bostrom - I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up, w/ Tamara McClearyIn this episode, Damon and Peter sit down with special guest Tamara McCleary, who is the CEO of Thulium, futurist thinker, and host of SAP's podcast Tech Unknown: Discussions from the Edge of Next, exploring the impact of cutting-edge technology in business and society (something which we amateur podcasters neglected to plug in the episode). Tamara's wealth of experience in the tech world combined with her interest in the transhumanist movement make her an ideal conversation partner to discuss philosopher Nick Bostrom's article, "Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up". Bostrom advocates for...2020-12-261h 11
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasNick Bostrom on Anthropic Selection and Living in a SimulationHuman civilization is only a few thousand years old (depending on how we count). So if civilization will ultimately last for millions of years, it could be considered surprising that we’ve found ourselves so early in history. Should we therefore predict that human civilization will probably disappear within a few thousand years? This “Doomsday Argument” shares a family resemblance to ideas used by many professional cosmologists to judge whether a model of the universe is natural or not. Philosopher Nick Bostrom is the world’s expert on these kinds of anthropic arguments. We talk through them, leading to the bigg...2020-08-241h 20
Lex Fridman Podcast#83 – Nick Bostrom: Simulation and SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom is a philosopher at University of Oxford and the director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He has worked on fascinating and important ideas in existential risks, simulation hypothesis, human enhancement ethics, and the risks of superintelligent AI systems, including in his book Superintelligence. I can see talking to Nick multiple times on this podcast, many hours each time, but we have to start somewhere.
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What If, discussed.What If We Are Living in a Simulation? - Guest: Nick Bostrom"What Is Real?" Many remember the now famous quote from Lawrence Fishburne's character "Morpheus" in the smash hit phenomenon "The Matrix" to the Keanu Reeves' character NEO when pondering whether they might be living in a computer simulation. But "simulation theory" is no longer just the stuff of science fiction. It has become all the rage of the world's top technology minds across Silicon Valley, including most famously Elon Musk who has proposed this as a very real...and likely possibility. But when Musk talks about this subject, he cites Swedish Philosopher, Oxford professor and the world's leading expert on...2020-03-2039 min
TED Talks News and PoliticsHow civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it | Nick BostromHumanity is on its way to creating a "black ball": a technological breakthrough that could destroy us all, says philosopher Nick Bostrom. In this incisive, surprisingly light-hearted conversation with Head of TED Chris Anderson, Bostrom outlines the vulnerabilities we could face if (or when) our inventions spiral beyond our control -- and explores how we can prevent our future demise.2019-12-1921 minTEDTalks Noticias y PolíticaCómo la civilización se puede autodestruir y cuatro maneras de evitarlo | Nick BostromLa humanidad está en camino de crear una "bola negra": un avance tecnológico que podría destruirnos a todos, según el filósofo Nick Bostrom. En esta conversación incisiva y sorprendentemente alegre con Chris Anderson, director de TED, Bostrom esboza las vulnerabilidades a las que podríamos enfrentarnos en el caso de que (o cuando) nuestra espiral de invenciones se salga de nuestro control, y explora cómo podemos prevenir nuestra futura desaparición.2019-12-1921 minTEDTalks Notícias e PolíticaComo a civilização poderia se autodestruir, e quatro possíveis soluções para prevenir isso | Nick BostromA humanidade está a ponto de criar uma "bola escura": uma descoberta tecnológica que poderia destruir todos nós, diz o filósofo Nick Bostrom. Nesta conversa incisiva e surpreendentemente despreocupada com o curador do TED, Chris Anderson, Bostrom delineia as vulnerabilidades que podemos enfrentar se, ou quando, nossas invenções saírem de nosso controle, e explora como podemos prevenir nossa futura destruição.2019-12-1921 min
The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)Anticipating Superintelligence with Nick BostromIn this episode, we’re joined by Nick Bostrom, professor at the University of Oxford and head of the Future of Humanity Institute, a multidisciplinary institute focused on answering big-picture questions for humanity with regards to AI safety and ethics. In our conversation, we discuss the risks associated with Artificial General Intelligence, advanced AI systems Nick refers to as superintelligence, openness in AI development and more! The notes for this episode can be found at https://twimlai.com/talk/182018-09-1744 min
Voices in AIEpisode 6: A conversation with Nick Bostrom
In this episode Byron and Nick talk about human consciousness, superintelligence, agi, and the future of jobs and more.
Episode 6: A conversation with Nick Bostrom2017-09-2928 min
Kickass NewsArtificial Intelligence (Pt. 2) w/ Prof. Nick Bostrom, Dr. Seth Baum, & the Creators of AMC's HUMANSIn Part 2 on Artificial Intelligence, we examine the possibility of A.I. achieving "the singularity," the moment when technology achieves human-like consciousness and the possible consequences for humanity if and when machines surpass us. Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, the creators of AMC's drama series HUMANS, discuss how intelligent machines and people might interact, what the singularity might be like from the perspective of a conscious A.I., and whether a man-made system that thinks and feels like a human being should be entitled to human rights. Then Dr. Seth Baum, Executive Director of the Globa...2016-10-0753 min
TED TechnologyNick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds — within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make." A philosopher and technologist, Bostrom asks us to think hard about the world we're building right now, driven by thinking machines. Will our smart machines help to preserve humanity and our values — or will they have values of their own? Watch a video of this talk here2015-04-3016 min
EconTalk Archives, 2014Nick Bostrom on SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom of the University of Oxford talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom argues that when machines exist which dwarf human intelligence they will threaten human existence unless steps are taken now to reduce the risk. The conversation covers the likelihood of the worst scenarios, strategies that might be used to reduce the risk and the implications for labor markets, and human flourishing in a world of superintelligent machines.2014-12-0100 min
EconTalkNick Bostrom on SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom of the University of Oxford talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Bostrom argues that when machines exist which dwarf human intelligence they will threaten human existence unless steps are taken now to reduce the risk. The conversation covers the likelihood of the worst scenarios, strategies that might be used to reduce the risk and the implications for labor markets, and human flourishing in a world of superintelligent machines.
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The AI in Business PodcastProf Nick Bostrom - On Existential Risk and Individual Contribution to the "Good"Prof Nick Bostrom is widely respected as the premier academic thinker on topics related to strong artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and existential risks. His talks, books, and articles cover all of these topics, and his vocation involves bringing attention and critical thought to these most pressing human issues. He is the Founder and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford, and author of the new book "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies." In this episode, Nick and I explore the topic of identifying "existential" human risks (those that could wipe out life forever), and how individuals and groups...2014-09-2921 min
Download New Releases Full Audiobooks in Science & Technology, TechnologySuperintelligence Audiobook by Nick BostromPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Superintelligence
Subtitle: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Author: Nick Bostrom
Narrator: Napoleon Ryan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-03-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2214 votes
Genres: Science & Technology, Technology
Publisher's Summary:
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has...2014-09-032h 16