Channel: metaRising

Category: Education

Description: We live in a unique time in history, when humanity’s growing technological power risks destroying our vast potential in the universe. The philosopher Toby Ord calls our unique time, "the Precipice." Today Toby joins me on Waking Cosmos to discuss existential risk, artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the far future of life in the universe. Please Support Waking Cosmos on Patreon~ patreon.com/wakingcosmos Toby’s Sites: Main Website~ tobyord.com The Precipice~ theprecipice.com Toby's Twitter~ twitter.com/tobyordoxford Toby's book, The Precipice is now available in hardback and audiobook. The paperback edition will be released in the UK on February 18, and March 23 in the US. SEO TAGS~ Existential Risk Artificial Intelligence Anthropogenic Risk The Future of Life Trinity Test Consciousness and AI Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness Nuclear Apocalypse Nuclear Winter AGI Artificial General Intelligence The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity Nick Bostrom Superintelligence The Control Problem AI Alignment Problem