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Jaan Tallinn: Coronavirus, Existential Risk, and AI – #42

Steve talks with Skype founder and global tech investor Jaan Tallinn. Will the coronavirus pandemic lead to better planning for future global risks? Jaan gives his list of top existential risks and describes his efforts to call attention to AI risk. They discuss AGI, the Simulation Question, the Fermi Paradox and how these are all connected. Do we live in a simulation of a quantum multiverse? Rationality<a href="https://jaan.online/xrisk/">Jaan X-Risk Links</a><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/">LessWrong</a><a href="https://slatestarcodex.com/">Slate Star Codex</a><a href="https://angel.co/company/metaculus">Metaculus</a>Additional Resources<a href="https://manifoldlearning.com/episode-042/#transcript">Transcript</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhhvQGsMEc">Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens?</a><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0508039">Is Hilbert space discrete?</a>

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