Listen "Yuval Noah Harari on the Challenge of AI and the Future of Humanity"
Episode Synopsis
Find the complete presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiM-LuRe6w&t=2005s
0:00 Intro
0:30 The 3 levels of the AI discussion
2:08 Yuval starts - why AI doesn't need sentience or robots to cause harm
3:49 Language as the human operating system
4:56 Why AI is categorically not like other tools before it
6:08 What are the dangers that AI in control of language represents?
7:33 Why social media provides evidence of the risk
10:14 Global coalition to slow things down
11:40 Wouldn't a pause just let autocrats get ahead?
13:05 Conclusion
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0:00 Intro
0:30 The 3 levels of the AI discussion
2:08 Yuval starts - why AI doesn't need sentience or robots to cause harm
3:49 Language as the human operating system
4:56 Why AI is categorically not like other tools before it
6:08 What are the dangers that AI in control of language represents?
7:33 Why social media provides evidence of the risk
10:14 Global coalition to slow things down
11:40 Wouldn't a pause just let autocrats get ahead?
13:05 Conclusion
The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown
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