Nick Bostrom: Worries About AI Existential Risk Just Became More Concrete

Is now finally time to get worried about AI breaking containment. And turning us to dust. Legendary AI philosopher Nick Fostrom is here to help us figure it out. That's coming up. Right after this.

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at genesis dot com slash experience slash broadcast. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool headed and nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond. Crazy things are happening in the AI world as AI agents break containment. And some of the fears of the past that might have seemed like science fiction start to seem like they are. potentially en route to becoming reality. So how afraid should we be? And what are the chances that the outcomes that we see for AI will end up taking us to a much better version?

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