Episode #22 of The Wake-Up Call: Oil and AI – Time for Some Soul Searching
We have to talk about the Iran war still. And then also AI. Maybe they’re not entirely unrelated because both represent something of an existential issue for our system, each of us individually, for our children, for our nation, and for the future.
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The AI Horizon: Existential Risks to Work, Wealth, and Currency
I began my inquiry into AI with concern. Now I am profoundly alarmed: even if it goes well, catastrophic risks to work, wealth, and currency are ridiculously high.
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