What are the risks of AI progressing beyond a point of no return? What do we stand to gain? On this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn talks ‘books’ as he outlines two nonfiction works on AI and futurism by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Listen to a breakdown of DEEP UTOPIA and SUPERINTELLIGENCE in this episode. Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/776 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit passionfroot.me/superdatascience for sponsorship information.

776: Deep Utopia: AI Could Solve All Human Problems in Our Lifetime

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