The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existent
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This is a special two-part podcast. First, Mark and Ariel discuss how AIs can use stories and creati
I recently visited the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO and met with climate
The rise of artificial intelligence presents not only technical challenges, but important legal and
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2016 saw some significant AI developments. To talk about the AI progress of the last year, we turned
FLI's founders and core team -- Max Tegmark, Meia Chita-Tegmark, Anthony Aguirre, Victoria Krakovna,
Drs. Heather Roff and Peter Asaro, two experts in autonomous weapons, talk about their work to under
I recently sat down with Meteorologist Alan Robock from Rutgers University and physicist Brian Toon
Dr. Robin Hanson talks about the Age of Em, the future and evolution of humanity, and his research f
In this podcast interview, Lucas and Ariel discuss the concepts of nuclear deterrence, hair trigger
