177 - AI is a Ticking Time Bomb with Connor Leahy

<p>AI is here to stay, but at what cost? Connor Leahy is the CEO of Conjecture, a mission-driven organization that’s trying to make the future of AI go as well as it possibly can. He is also a Co-Founder of EleutherAI, an open-source AI research non-profit lab.</p> <p>In today’s episode, Connor and David cover: <br /> 1) The intuitive arguments behind the AI Safety debate<br /> 2) The two defining categories of ways AI could end all of humanity<br /> 3) The major players in the race towards AGI, and why they all seem to be ideologically motivated, rather than financially motivated <br /> 4) Why the progress of AI power is based on TWO exponential curves<br /> 5) Why Connor thinks government regulation is the easiest and most effective way of buying us time </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 Unlock $3,000+ in Perks with Bankless Citizenship 🚀<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks">https://bankless.cc/GetThePerks</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 CYFRIN | Smart Contract Audits & Solidity Course<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/cyfrin">https://bankless.cc/cyfrin</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2">https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2</a> </p> <p>🦊METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MetaMask">https://bankless.cc/MetaMask</a>  </p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a>  </p> <p>🧠 AMBIRE | SMART CONTRACT WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ambire">https://bankless.cc/Ambire</a> </p> <p>🦄UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Mantle">https://bankless.cc/Mantle</a> </p> <p>-----------<br /> TIMESTAMPS</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 3:12 AI Alignment Importance<br /> 9:40 Finding Neutrality<br /> 14:16 AI Doom Scenarios<br /> 21:06 How AI Misalignment Evolves<br /> 25:56 Th