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Amjad Masad: The Cults of Silicon Valley, Woke AI, and Tech Billionaires Turning to Trump

2024/8/1
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Amjad Masad discusses the surprising impact of recent AI advancements, particularly ChatGPT's ability to engage in conversation. He contrasts this with the original vision of computing as a tool for empowerment and emphasizes the importance of programming skills for individual agency.
  • Recent AI advancements, like ChatGPT, surprised many.
  • Original vision of computing was about empowerment, not replacement.
  • Learning to program gives individuals superpowers.

Shownotes Transcript

Tech entrepreneur Amjad Masad joins Tucker for the deepest and most interesting explanation of AI you’ll ever see. 

(00:00) Artificial Intelligence

(10:00) Bitcoin

(22:30) The Extropians Cult

(31:15) Transhumanism

(42:52) Are Machines Capable of Thinking?

(47:38) The Difference Between Mind and Computer

(1:33:00) Silicon Valley Turning to Donald Trump

(1:45:10) Elon Musk and Free Speech

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