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Future of Life Institute Podcast
Dan Faggella on the Race to AGI
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1 month agoDan Faggella joins the podcast to discuss whether humanity should eventually create AGI, how AI will change power dynamics between institutions, what drives AI progress, and which industries are implementing AI successfully. Find out more about Dan at https://danfaggella.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Value differences in AI
12:07 Should we eventually create AGI?
28:22 What is a worthy successor?
43:19 AI changing power dynamics
59:00 Open source AI
01:05:07 What drives AI progress?
01:16:36 What limits AI progress?
01:26:31 Which industries are using AI?
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