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Joseph Carlsmith - Utopia, AI, & Infinite Ethics

Joseph Carlsmith is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy and a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Learn about Joseph and read his work at: https://www.josephcarlsmith.com/ Podcast website: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/joseph-carlsmith Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Qcboq0 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zrElYb Follow me: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Follow Joseph: https://twitter.com/jkcarlsmith Timestamps: 00:00:00 Preview 00:00:55 Introduction 00:03:42 How to define a better future? 00:10:08 Utopia 00:26:01 Robin Hanson’s EMs 00:28:24 Human Computational Capacity 00:35:04 FLOPS to emulate human cognition? 00:41:04 Infinite Ethics 01:01:40 SIA vs SSA 01:18:42 Futurism & Unreality 01:24:25 Blogging & Productivity 01:29:32 Book Recommendations 01:30:53 Conclusion

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Aug 3, 20221h 32mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:55

    Preview

  2. 0:55 – 3:42

    Introduction

  3. 3:42 – 10:08

    How to define a better future?

  4. 10:08 – 26:01

    Utopia

  5. 26:01 – 28:24

    Robin Hanson’s EMs

  6. 28:24 – 35:04

    Human Computational Capacity

  7. 35:04 – 41:04

    FLOPS to emulate human cognition?

  8. 41:04 – 1:01:40

    Infinite Ethics

  9. 1:01:40 – 1:18:42

    SIA vs SSA

  10. 1:18:42 – 1:24:25

    Futurism & Unreality

  11. 1:24:25 – 1:29:32

    Blogging & Productivity

  12. 1:29:32 – 1:30:53

    Book Recommendations

  13. 1:30:53 – 1:32:09

    Conclusion

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