My View on A.I.

<p>This is something a bit different: Not an interview, but a commentary of my own. </p><p>We’ve done a lot of shows on A.I. of late, and there are more to come. On Tuesday, GPT-4 was released, and its capabilities are stunning, and in some cases, chilling. More on that in Tuesday’s episode. But I wanted to take a moment to talk through my own views on A.I. and how I’ve arrived at them. I’ve come to believe that we’re in a potentially brief interregnum before the pace of change accelerates to a rate that is far faster than is safe for society. Here’s why.</p><p>Column:</p><p>“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/opinion/chatbots-artificial-intelligence-future-weirdness.html">This Changes Everything</a>” by Ezra Klein</p><p>Episode Recommendations:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-sam-altman.html?">Sam Altman</a> on the A.I. revolution</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-brian-christian.html">Brian Christian</a> on the alignment problem</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-gary-marcus.html">Gary Marcus</a> on the case for A.I. skepticism</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ted-chiang.html?">Ted Chiang</a> on what humans really fear about A.I.</p><p>Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com. </p><p>You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs">https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs</a>.</p><p>“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Emefa Agawu, Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld, Roge Karma and Kristin Lin. Fact-checking by Rollin Hu. Mixing by Isaac Jones. Original music by Isaac Jones and Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times