David Deutsch - AI, America, Fun, & Bayes

<p>David Deutsch is the founder of the field of quantum computing and the author <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://amazon.com/Beginning-Infinity-Explanations-Transform-World/dp/0143121359">The Beginning of Infinity</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Fabric-Reality-Parallel-Universes-Implications/dp/014027541X/">The Fabric of Reality</a>.</p><p>Read me <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dwarkeshpatel.com/universal-explainers/">contra David on AI</a>.</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/EVwjofV5TgU">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-david-deutsch-ai-america-fun-bayes/id1516093381?i=1000549546153">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://spoti.fi/3Q4fmjS">Spotify,</a> or any other podcast platform.</p><p>Read the full transcript with helpful links <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/david-deutsch">here</a>.</p><p>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf">David on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future podcasts.</p><p><br/>Timestamps</p><p>(0:00:00) - Will AIs be smarter than humans? </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&apos;s Criterion?</p><p>(0:50:01) - Does finite matter mean