21: David Deutsch - AI, America, Fun, & Bayes

<p>David Deutsch is the founder of the field of quantum computing and the author The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/EVwjofV5TgU">https://youtu.be/EVwjofV5TgU</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Read me Contra David on AI: <a href="https://dwarkeshpatel.com/universal-explainers/">https://dwarkeshpatel.com/universal-explainers/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Buy The Beginning of Infinity: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121359/">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121359/</a></p> <p>Follow David on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf">https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp</a></p> <p>My blog: <a href="https://dwarkeshpatel.com/">https://dwarkeshpatel.com/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00:00 Will AIs be smarter than humans?&nbsp;</p> <p>0:06:34 Are intelligence differences immutable / heritable?</p> <p>0:20:13 IQ correletation of twins seperated at birth</p> <p>0:27:12 Do animals have bounded creativity?</p> <p>0:33:32 How powerful can narrow AIs be?</p> <p>0:36:59 Could you implant thoughts in VR?</p> <p>0:38:49 Can you simulate the whole universe?</p> <p>0:41:23 Are some interesting problems insoluble?</p> <p>0:44:59 Does America fail Popper's Criterion?</p> <p>0:50:01 Does finite matter mean there's no beginning of infinity?</p> <p>0:53:16 The Great Stagnation</p> <p>0:55:34 Changes in epistemic status is Popperianism</p> <p>0:59:29 Open ended science vs gain of function</p> <p>1:02:54 Contra Tyler Cowen on cvilizational lifespan</p> <p>1:07:20 Fun criterion</p> <p>1:14:16 Does AGI through evolution require suffering?</p> <p>1:18:01 Would David enter the Experience Machine?</p> <p>1:20:09 (Against) Advice for young people</p>