35: Joseph Carlsmith - Utopia, AI, & Infinite Ethics

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.josephcarlsmith.com/">Joseph Carlsmith</a> is a senior research analyst at&#160;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.openphilanthropy.org/">Open Philanthropy</a>&#160;and a doctoral student in philosophy at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/">University of Oxford</a>.<br/><br/>We discuss utopia, artificial intelligence, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/new-report-on-how-much-computational-power-it-takes-to-match-the-human-brain/">computational power of the brain</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5iZTwGHv2tNfFmeDa/on-infinite-ethics">infinite ethics</a>, learning from the fact that you exist, futurism, and blogging.<br/><br/>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/M3TUe4zUCKk">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7szpXHcCCDOZ8C42lPWIS3?si=5hKvqPshSryMUTeaAmRWEw">Spotify</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/35-joseph-carlsmith-utopia-ai-infinite-ethics/id1516093381?i=1000574849021">Apple Podcasts</a>, etc.<br/><br/>Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jkcarlsmith">Joseph on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a>.<br/><br/>Subscribe to find out about future episodes!<br/><br/>Timestamps<br/><br/>(0:00:06) - Introduction<br/><br/>(0:02:53) - How to Define a Better Future?<br/><br/>(0:09:19) - Utopia<br/><br/>(0:25:12) - Robin Hanson&#8217;s EMs<br/><br/>(0:27:35) - Human Computational Capacity<br/><br/>(0:34:15) - FLOPS to Emulate Human Cognition?<br/><br/>(0:40:15) - Infinite Ethics<br/><br/>(1:00:51) - SIA vs SSA<br/><br/>(1:17:53) - Futurism & Unreality<br/><br/>(1:23:36) - Blogging & Productivity<br/><br/>(1:28:43) - Book Recommendations<br/><br/>(1:30:04) - Conclusion <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com?utm_medi