A Positive Vision for the Future: Part 2 with Illia Polosukhin of NEAR
Description
In part two of his conversation, Illia Polosukhin, co-author of "Attention Is All You Need" and founder of NEAR Protocol, explores the profound societal and economic implications of AI. He envisions a future where a unified intelligence layer transforms personal computing, AI agents enable direct market connections, and individuals find meaning in niche communities amidst AI-driven abundance. Illia also delves into the ethics of agent-to-agent interactions, where AIs prioritize human interests, and new governance models utilizing AI delegates. This episode offers a concrete, systems-level vision for how AI will reshape our world, from daily life to global governance.
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00 ) Sponsor: Google Gemini Notebook LM
(00:31 ) About the Episode
(03:33 ) AI Transforms Software Development
(14:18 ) The Future of Work
(18:58 ) Securing Blockchain with AI (Part 1)
(19:08 ) Sponsors: Tasklet | Linear
(21:48 ) Securing Blockchain with AI (Part 2)
(33:03 ) Vision for an AI Society (Part 1)
(33:55 ) Sponsor: Shopify
(35:52 ) Vision for an AI Society (Part 2)
(49:14 ) Agent Architecture and Alignment
(58:30 ) Experimenting with AI Governance
(01:06:43 ) AI Safety and Robustness
(01:16:09 ) Bio-Security and Open Models
(01:22:56 ) Coordinating AI Development
(01:28:52 ) Outro
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