Nick Bostrom is a philosopher, professor at the University of Oxford and an author For generations, the future of humanity was envisioned as a sleek, vibrant utopia filled with remarkable technological advancements where machines and humans would thrive together. As we stand on the supposed brink of that future, it appears quite different from our expectations. So what does humanity's future actually hold? Expect to learn what it means to live in a perfectly solved world, whether we are more likely heading toward a utopia or a catastrophe, how humans will find a meaning in a world that no longer needs our contributions, what the future of religion could look like, a breakdown of all the different stages we will move through on route to a final utopia, the current state of AI safety & risk and much more... - 00:00 Is Nick Hopeful About AI? 03:20 How We Can Get AI Right 07:07 The Moral Status of Non-Human Intelligences 17:36 Different Types of Utopia 19:38 The Human Experience in a Solved World 31:32 Using AI to Satisfy Human Desires 43:25 Current Things That Would Stay in Utopia 49:54 The Value of Daily Struggles 55:07 Implications of Extreme Human Longevity 1:00:19 Constraints That We Can’t Get Past 1:07:27 How Important is This Time for Humanity’s Future? 1:13:40 Biggest AI Development Surprises 1:21:24 Current State of AI Safety 1:28:06 Where to Find Nick - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/