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David Deutsch - AI, America, Fun, & Bayes
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Jan 31, 2022
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1h 24m
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David Deutsch is the founder of the field of quantum computing and the author of The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality. Read me Contra David, on AI: https://dwarkeshpatel.com/universal-explainers/ Buy The Beginning of Infinity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121359/ Episode website + Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/david-deutsch Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PZXA1j Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Q4fmjS Follow me on Twitter to be notified of future content: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf
- 0:00Will AIs be smarter than humans?
- 6:30Are intelligence differences immutable/heritable?
- 20:08IQ correlation of twins separated at birth
- 27:08Do animals have bounded creativity?
- 33:28How powerful can narrow AIs be?
- 36:55Could you implant thoughts in VR?
- 38:45Can you simulate the whole universe?
- 41:19Are some interesting problems insoluble?
- 44:55Does America fail Popper's Criterion?
- 49:57Does finite matter mean there's no beginning of infinity?
- 53:12The Great Stagnation
- 55:30Changes in epistemic status is Popperianism
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