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Guest’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDaronAcemogluMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com In the new episode we discuss what awaits us in the future with the legendary MIT professor, author of Why Nations Fail and other bestsellers, Daron Acemoglu. Will our future be bright or bleak? How will AI and Web3 change democracy? Is it true that humans are not smart enough and machines will be able to manipulate them? Daron answers these and other questions, and also shares his must-read recommendations. 00:00 — Intro00:21 — About the guest1:00 — Where civilization is going4:23 — How AI and politics are related5:40 — The false dichotomy of AI9:10 — AI's bright future14:20 — Web3 will heal the world?19:43 — Who’s responsible for AI25:37 — Key parties in the future of AI30:02 — The relationship between economic growth and regime37:35 — Russia’s future39:55 — Mustreads#ai #futureofai #openai

In the new episode, we are discussing the future of crypto with Alex Makogon, Founder and CEO of Hardcore Labs. Should the government regulate crypto more? How do different countries deal with crypto laws and regulations? We talk about Vitalik Buterin’s soulbound tokens concept, decentralization, crypto use cases and many other topics.My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader   My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader   Hardcore Labs: https://hcl.finance/  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com  00:00 — Intro00:38 — End of good times for crypto7:08 — Highest crypto market valuation8:09 — Should we regulate crypto more?12:10 — Crypto regulations worldwide13:44 — Futuristic forecasts on centralization26:12 — Crypto utopia or crypto dystopia #crypto #blockchain #cryptoforecast

Was Yudkowsky too radical about AI or was he right? How can we regulate AI and is it possible at all? Who should use AI more? Google or ChatGPT — who will win? We discuss these questions and many more with my guest Andrey Volodin, AI researcher (ex-Prisma AI)Andrey’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/s1ddok My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com  00:00 — Intro1:04 — AI forecast6:24 — Was Yudkowsky right about AI? 14:06 — Can we control AI?18:10 — Regulating misuse20:25 — Why ChatGPT is AGI 27:28 — Is Lex Fridman an imposter?28:40 — How does the guest use GPT31:25 — Google vs ChatGPT43:18 — Should we all use AI?#ai #futureofai #openai

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com 00:00 — Intro0:51 — Tolstoy or Dostoevsky?3:54 — How foreigners perceive Russian literature16:01 — Why Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky are the best22:20 — Canceling Russian literature33:44 — Connection between Russian literature and politics37:19 — Russian literature in the world42:46 — Is Nabokov an American writer?46:44 — Like BuninTolstoy party or Dostoevsky party? Will Russian language and Russian literature be cancelled? Is it possible today for Russian writers to not care about politics? We discuss this and many other questions with Viv Groskop!#tolstoy #russianliterature #dostoevsky

Andrei Zaitev tells about his crypto journey and becoming a crypto billionaire. Why did nobody believe in him when he bought lots of Ethereum? How to invest in crypto? And many more insights in my video!QChain Twitter: https://bit.ly/3XakbxA QChain Telegram Community: https://bit.ly/3Jf8Q9IQChain Telegram Channel: https://bit.ly/3p6eCUbQChain YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/42JKVGaQChain Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Cr02tBMany thanks to our voiceover actor: https://instagram.com/moonxranger 00:00 — Intro  00:20 — About00:38 — Beginning of Andrei's crypto journey 7:55 — How much you could earn on Ethereum12:07 — Crypto forecast 202317:00 — Crypto founder strategy23:44 — Qchain26:20 — Capitalisation of Qchain28:54 — How to become a part of Qchain community30:22 — How to enter crypto My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreader Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com #crypto #Ethereum #blockchain

In the new episode of my podcast I speak with Juraj Bednar, entrepreneur, hacker and crypto anarchist. What is the concept of optionality and why does it work? Why is Paraguay a good place to move? We talk about network states, the social experiment of Parallelna Polis, crypto anarchism and many more topics! Where to find Juraj: http://juraj.bednar.io/ Books: Cryptocurrencies - Hack your way to a better life book: https://hackyourself.io/product/cryptocurrencies-hack-your-way-to-a-better-life/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/8057043482?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860Cypherpunk visions and trends 2023-2025 ebook - e-shop: https://hackyourself.io/product/cypherpunk-visions-and-trends-2023-2025-ebook/ - amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRXZHYM7Links: Blog that relates to the topic of Internet, Bitcoin and AI:https://juraj.bednar.io/en/blog-en/2023/03/16/three-magic-steps-to-a-better-world-internet-cyphersphere-bitcoin-and-ai/ Paul Rosenberg's A Lodging of Wayfaring Men (the guest mentioned this book that it predicted parallel economy before Bitcoin):https://www.amazon.com/Lodging-Wayfaring-Men-Paul-Rosenberg/dp/097960110X Sovereign Individual: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TWNP9NB/ Paralelni Polis Prague: https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/en/00:00 — Intro00:48 — Current projects 3:25 — Techno optimism or techno pessimism? 8:30 — Perks of 202014:50 — Concept of optionality28:30 — Why Juraj moved to Paraguay34:15 — Paralelní Polis46:40 — ‘The Network State’ 57:28 — OODA loop1:03:00 — Regulation of crypto anarchism 1:20:40 — Crypto and parallel money1:27:40 — The forecast for neural networksMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderCollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#crypto #networkstate #blockchain

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderA new episode of my podcast with Ashley Dudarenok, a serial entrepreneur, award-winning digital marketing professional and author. Ashley is recognised as a “guru on digital marketing and fast-evolving trends in China” by Thinkers50, she is the founder of China-focused digital marketing agency Alarice and China digital consultancy ChoZan 超赞. We are talking about digital changes and trends in China. Which social media platforms are the most promising? What is happening with AI regulations? Is Shanghai still a digital capital of the world? Discussing metaverse, Chinese podcasts, specific features of the Chinese digital market and many more! Where to find Ashley:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleydudarenok/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ashleydudarenok Twitter https://twitter.com/AshleyDudarenok Podcasts: Jack Ma: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-chinese-billionaire/id1501716010?i=1000506138776  My podcast with Stanley Chen: https://youtu.be/vkzQ-2Bt5Gc  00:00 — Intro00:45 — China in 2006 and in 2023 9:50 — Problems of Chinese market18:09 — Social media in China22:31 — TikTok vs. Douyin, Kuaishou and Bilibili29:59 — Podcasts in China33:35 — Chinese digital trends45:47 — Regulations on ChatGPT and AICollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #China #Douyin

My long deep talk with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Stanley Chan / Chen QiufanHe used AI to write his award-winning books! We talk about the future of using AI in content creation, climate change, Elon Musk and many more topics!My previous interview with Chen Qiufan: https://youtu.be/4Jgq5uYo0Jo 00:00 — Intro1:09 — Climate change 5:00 — Will we reach a better future?7:50 — Will external crisis help our planet?12:50 — Can we rely on AI?14:45 — Will Elon Musk save us?19:13 — Current problems with privacy20:18 — Is Stanley ready to be a cyborg23:09 — Different human species using technology27:10 — AI optimistic scenarios 34:45 — Do writers need AI?48:18 — Forecast of using AI in creating55:20 — Risks of AI 1:03:33 — Stanley’s sci-fi mustreads1:06:56 — Stanley’s current projectsMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderCollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #scifi #ChatGPT

Today’s guest of my podcast is Mikhail Samin, AI safety researcher, effective altruist, creator of AudD, ex-head of Russian pastafarian church.In this episode we are discussing the problem of AI alignment (unfriendly AI), ChatGPT, and AI safety.Links to explore:https://www.agisafetyfundamentals.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB7AzTwc6VFZrBsO2ucBMg https://aisafety.info/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreader00:00 – Intro1:07 — AI alignment problem3:25 — Why Michael donated that much6:45 — What can go wrong with AI9:35 — What’s AGI and ASI13:25 — AI development26:01 — How to stop the AI apocalypse36:10 — Will we create safeguards from AI 40:54 — Anything optimistic?Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #AIalignment #chatgpt

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMable’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mable_Jiang New podcast episode with Mable Jiang, Chief Revenue Officer at Find Satoshi Lab. We discuss the development of crypto industry and Web3. How and why has Mable quit her previous job for crypto? How hard is it to launch a new NFT-project today? What's going on at STEPN? What is the future for the Web3 market? Watch the podcast for answers to these and many more questions.00:00 — Intro00:55 — Mable’s Web3 experience6:00 — Learning about M2E11:12 — What is happening with STEPN17:24 — Being the Chief Revenue Officer 21:42 — How to build a M2E brand23:12 — The most challenging task27:08 — Is it hard to launch a new NFT project nowadays?32:20 — The most exciting things about crypto 37:10 — Soulbound tokensTGS, my Web3 marketing studio: https://web3tgs.com HODLong Podcast, Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qwSrkHRda3xomdzhjASkHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hodlong-%E5%90%8E%E6%B5%AA/id1622341355MOOAR, NFT Marketplace: https://mooar.com/home/defaultDiscord of STEPN: https://discord.com/invite/stepn#MableJiang #movetoearn #stepn

My interview with and a lecture by Chris Dancy, the most connected man on Earth, the mindful cyborg. How can marriage and family values can affect technological self-development? How has Chris become a cyborg? Which apps can help raise your productivity, wealth, awareness and happiness? Is privacy a thing of the past? The guest shares a lot of insightful recommendations and lifehacks. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader 00:00 — Intro00:51 — Development of technologies 2:14 — Story of Chris Dancy5:52 — Values and technology7:29 — All of us are cyborgs9:10 — 3 cyborg environments 10:40 — Useful apps 19:00 — No-code tools22:40 — Problems with privacy24:00 — Polarization and FOMO27:40 — Cyborgs in Metaverse 31:33 — How to track everything32:50 — Top tools35:00 — Digital detox36:08 — Addiction to technology #ChrisDancy #cyborg #apps

My interview with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. Will AI replace human writers? How can we cope with eco-problems? What is the main problem of AI? We talk about writing with the help of AI, self-awareness of AI, digital immortality, and many other topics. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader 00:00 — Intro00:30 — Writing books with AI4:22 — GPT-2 and GPT-36:22 — Will AI replace human writers8:38 — AI future12:30 — Will AI become conscious16:27 — Will we cope with eco-problems20:45 — Digital immortality24:40 — Chen’s inspiration26:50 — Books and gamification 29:50 — Books in metaverse32:31 — Interactive storytelling 34:45 — Chen’s mustreads37:15 — Ethics of self-conscious AI#ChenQiufan #AI #metaverse

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy interview with Robert Sapolsky, an American neuroendocrinology researcher and bestselling author. Are we going to be truly happy in the future? How will AI affect our longevity? How to cope with FOMO? Are violent video games making kids more violent? We speak about technological risks, neuroscience and future.00:00 — Intro00:05 — Is Robert a techno optimist?1:18 — Nearest drastic changes1:56 — Changes in neuroscience6:13 — How to cope with FOMO10:00 — How to minimize technological risks13:55 — Happiness in the modern world17:05 — Neuroscience about meditation19:26 — Science about spiritual practices 21:00 — Does Robert meditate?24:39 — Metaverse and the free will #robertsapolsky #sapolsky #neuroscience

My interview with Lawrence Krauss — american theoretical physicist, cosmologist, bestselling author. We discuss problems in space and on Earth. What’s more important — solving problems on Earth or colonizing other planets? What is the most important problem on our planet right now? This is a discussion about technological risks, AI and the real future of Earth.00:00 — Intro00:18 — Is colonizing space is real? 2:54 — Climate change7:00 — Different approach of different countries11:13 — Which real technologies we have12:42 — Problems of nuclear weapons16:04 — Problem of AI22:20 — When UFOs will visit us28:35 — Space tourism 34:42 — Is Lawrence optimistic about the future?#lawrencekrauss #elonmusk #future

Luba Yudasina (Life of Luba) is a content creator and entrepreneur. She formerly worked at AirBnB, Yelp, and ran her own startup. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/1AhHpFObO9k My video on Getting Things Done: https://youtu.be/Qh4YcvDV8OA Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Luba's Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa Luba’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeofLuba Roam Research: https://roamresearch.com Notion: https://notion.so/?r=54896487b90e4fb5a84041bb2e4517b1 Centered: https://centered.app 0:00 – Intro 0:47 – Startup mentoring 05:18 – Running your own YouTube channel 07:15 – Social media for startups 08:47 – TikTok content 12:15 – Future of Clubhouse 16:56 – Rules on health and productivity 20:50 – Obsession with productivity 22:30 – Pandemic and working out 25:45 – Importance of priorities 29:26 – Note organization 33:42 – Silicon Valley exodus 36:39 – Moving to LA 38:40 – Personal media strategy 42:47 – Importance of trying 44:17 – Advice for startup founders

Frederic Beigbeder is a French writer, TV host, and literary critic. Today we discuss which books can help us cope with isolation, which books to read to predict the future, what French and Russian writers have in common, and when we will become posthuman. Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes, Spotify and other podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/greg-mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Notes from Underground: https://amzn.to/3aiAwJX A Journey Round My Room: https://amzn.to/387ucCq The Minority Report: https://amzn.to/2KtGqx4 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: https://amzn.to/2LLmMgL Time Out of Joint: https://amzn.to/3mu9Lop Frankenstein: https://amzn.to/2LJUIu9 A Life Without End: https://amzn.to/37thKOq The Man In A Case: https://amzn.to/2KbGcuI 0:00 – Intro 0:49 – Role of literature 1:54 – Book recommendations 3:22 – Inspiring books 4:50 – Can modern writers predict the future? 6:10 – On immortality 8:08 – Border between the human and the post-human 10:18 – Privacy vs self-development 11:32 – Future of privacy 14:11 – Will reading go away in future? 15:28 – How books change you 16:56 – Favorite authors from the past 19:50 – Modern writers 22:24 – Like Bunin 28:05 – Frederic's new book 29:35 – Tolstoy or Dostoevsky

Artem Rodichev is the Head of AI at the San Francisco-based Replika, one of the leading startups in the area of conversational AI algorithms. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/bKUzEoLiDI0 Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Artem Rodichev: https://facebook.com/rodichev.artem Replika’s site: https://replika.ai 0:00 – Intro 00:44 – Creation of Replika 05:14 – On digital immortality 08:04 – On GPT-3 13:09 – Risks of creating the AI 21:05 – How soon will the general AI appear? 22:34 – Will people stop talking to each other in future? 28:08 – The strangest conversation with Replika 29:56 – Cases of offensive behavior of Replika 33:24 – Can artificial intelligence create art?

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer and the President of the Mars Society. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/gc2EHVsw76M Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Robert Zubrin: https://ru-ru.facebook.com/RobZubrin/ The Case for Mars: https://amzn.to/30Nl2IT Russian edition, «Курс на Марс»: http://partners.book24.ru/r/vNTmA 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – Which country will be the first to reach Mars 05:59 – Why hasn't anyone done it yet 07:31 – Why the US is postponing the Mars program 10:35 – Similarities between SpaceX and Lockheed Martin 12:23 – How Elon Musk is going to use Martian materials 13:48 – What prevents us from reaching Mars 16:30 – Sending unmanned vehicles to Mars 17:47 – Risks of a flight to Mars 18:36 – The number of people in the first mission to Mars 20:16 – Why the Mars mission is so important 28:24 – Which social problems can the colonization of Mars cause 30:41 – The Mars Society 32:59 – Terraforming Mars 36:45 – The use of nuclear weapons in the terraforming of Mars 37:46 – About flying to Mars in person

Andrei Linde is a Professor at Stanford University and one of the authors of the inflationary theory of the universe. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/EfS4eV7oFHo Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Andrei Linde: https://web.stanford.edu/~alinde/ The Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy: https://amzn.to/30yhlqx 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – The inflationary theory of the universe 12:24 – On discussing the theory with Stephen Hawking 15:12 – Brief description of the inflation theory 17:14 – How particles were formed in a vacuum 18:59 – On creating the inflationary theory 25:04 – Scientific consensus about the inflationary theory  27:02 – The multiverse theory and evidence for it 47:02 – Simulation theory

Charlie Kam is the 2020 US presidential candidate endorsed by the US Transhumanist Party. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/6EY1Kge0oYo Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Charlie Kam: https://facebook.com/charlie.kam.79 Charlie's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/KamCharlie If I had to Build a Brain - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gdh9Z4zczz0 The Singularity is Near - https://amzn.to/2X90qZd Age of the Intelligent Machines - https://amzn.to/2X7HlH2 Age of the Spiritual Machines - https://amzn.to/334rkp2 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Science fiction culture and books by Ray Kurzweil 3:55 - Why Ben Zion left the US Transhumanist Party 8:49 - Artificial meat industry in future 12:11 - Marketing of the US Transhumanist Party 14:37 - How the pandemic raised the issue of life-extension 16:21 - Why will mass production make universal basic income inevitable 17:54 - How will universal basic income change people's lives 21:02 - Duopoly of Republicans and Democrats in the US 25:41 - Joining the Democratic Party 27:17 - When will the US get a transhumanist president 29:32 - Understanding what transhumanism is 32:32 - Transhumanism and becoming a cyborg 36:12 - Three steps after becoming the president