In this episode, Jeremie Harris dives into the stirring topic of AI Safety and the existential risks that Artificial General Intelligence poses to humankind.

In this episode you will learn:
• Why mentorship is crucial in a data science career development [15:45]
• Canadian vs American start-up ecosystems [24:18]
• What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? [38:50]
• How Artificial Superintelligence could destroy the world [1:04:00]
• How AGI could prove to be a panacea for humankind and life on the planet. [1:27:31]
• How to become an AI safety expert [1:30:07]
• Jeremie's day-to-day work life at Mercurius [1:35:39]

Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/565 [https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.superdatascience.com%2F565&token=1c0f59-1-1649677918376]

SDS 565: AGI: The Apocalypse Machine

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