Ep 49: Dwarkesh Patel - podcasting, Robert Moses, Effective Altruism and AI xrisk

Update: 2023-06-22

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I talked to Dwarkesh Patel of the Lunar Society Podcast about many topics. We talked about:

Why do AI researchers and rationalists disagree about existential risk?

What would happen if Robert Moses ran San Francisco?

Is localism overrated?

What does Effective Altruism get right and wrong?

Which politicians would he like to interview

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Ep 49: Dwarkesh Patel - podcasting, Robert Moses, Effective Altruism and AI xrisk

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Ep 49: Dwarkesh Patel - podcasting, Robert Moses, Effective Altruism and AI xrisk