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Otto Barten: Existential Risk 101, AI, Biotechnology, Unknown Unknowns | Martin Skadal podcast #03

Otto Barten: Existential Risk 101, AI, Biotechnology, Unknown Unknowns | Martin Skadal podcast #03

Update: 2022-12-11
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- Timestamps -   

00:00 - Start

02:40 - Existential Risk 101

04:05 - How Otto Works with Existential Risk

06:20 - The Biggest Existential Risk: Artificial Intelligence

10:17 - Why Biotechnology Might Cause Human Extinction

13:05 - Nanotechnology as an Existential Risk

15:07 - Unknown Unknowns: Risks of the Next Centuries

16:21 - Nuclear War On Human Extinction

18:13 - How Climate Change Impacts Existential Risk

21:22 - The Existential Risk of Natural Phenomena  

23:40 - Ways to Reduce the Existential Risks     

37:38 - How People Can Take Part  

42:07 - Otto’s Future plans and Last Thoughts

42:33 - Outro  



Specific links as I referred to in this episode:  

- https://www.existentialriskobservatory.org/

- https://twitter.com/XRobservatory

- https://www.instagram.com/existentialriskobservatory/

- https://www.linkedin.com/company/71570894/

- https://www.facebook.com/Existential-Risk-Observatory-104387338403042

- The Precipice, Toby Ord (https://www.amazon.com/Precipice-Existential-Risk-Future-Humanity/dp/0316484911)

- Superintelligence, Nick Bostrom (https://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/1501227742)

- Human Compatible, Stuart Russell (https://www.amazon.com/Human-Compatible/dp/0141987502)

- The case for reducing existential risks, 80000 hours (https://80000hours.org/articles/existential-risks/)

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence

- Wait but Why: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html   



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Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!!   

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Otto Barten: Existential Risk 101, AI, Biotechnology, Unknown Unknowns | Martin Skadal podcast #03

Otto Barten: Existential Risk 101, AI, Biotechnology, Unknown Unknowns | Martin Skadal podcast #03

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