Cosmology, AI Doom, and the Future of Humanity with Fraser Cain
Description
Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, co-host of Astronomy Cast, a popular YouTuber about all things space, and guess what… he has a high P(doom)! That’s why he’s joining me on Doom Debates for a very special AI + space crossover episode.
00:00 Fraser Cain’s Background and Interests
5:03 What’s Your P(Doom)™
07:05 Our Vulnerable World
15:11 Don’t Look Up
22:18 Cosmology and the Search for Alien Life
31:33 Stars = Terrorists
39:03 The Great Filter and the Fermi Paradox
55:12 Grabby Aliens Hypothesis
01:19:40 Life Around Red Dwarf Stars?
01:22:23 Epistemology of Grabby Aliens
01:29:04 Multiverses
01:33:51 Quantum Many Worlds vs. Copenhagen Interpretation
01:47:25 Simulation Hypothesis
01:51:25 Final Thoughts
SHOW NOTES
Fraser’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain
Universe Today (space and astronomy news): https://www.universetoday.com/
Max Tegmark’s book that explains 4 levels of multiverses: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Mathematical-Universe-Ultimate-Reality/dp/0307744256
Robin Hanson’s ideas:
Grabby Aliens: https://grabbyaliens.com
The Great Filter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter
Life in a high-dimensional space: https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/life-in-1kdhtml
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