Max Tegmark

That's why the life expectancy in the US has been going down now, I think it's four years in a row.

I just read a heartbreaking study from CDC about how something like one third of all teenage girls in the US have been thinking about suicide.

Those are steps in totally the wrong direction.

And it's important to keep our eyes on the prize here that we have the power now for the first time in the history of our species to harness artificial intelligence, to help us really flourish and help bring out the best in our humanity rather than the worst of it.

to help us have really fulfilling experiences that feel truly meaningful.

And you and I shouldn't sit here and dictate to future generations what they will be.

Let them figure it out, but let's give them a chance to live and not foreclose all these possibilities for them by just messing things up, right?

I didn't see that reply, actually.

Oh, interesting.

But I really resonate with it because...

AI is not evil.

It caused people around the world to hate each other much more.

But that's because we made it in a certain way.

It's a tool.

We can use it for great things and bad things.

And we could just as well have AI systems.

And this is part of my vision for success here.

Truth-seeking AI that really brings us together again.

Why do people hate each other so much between countries and within countries?

It's because...