Sebastian Mallaby

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195 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3 Apr

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And I said, well, you know, people gave me this stuff and tough.

So there were moments of free and frank discussion.

Well, I was astonished.

This was before my first dinner with him, and it was still in kind of the vetting process.

It was the last part of the vetting process where he agreed to give me the access I needed.

And he said, you know, you've got to read this novel before you come and see me.

And so I show up, I've read this story, it's about a diminutive boy genius who basically saves humanity from aliens.

And I'm thinking, does he really see himself as saving humanity by doing what he's doing with AI?

And even if he thinks that, why would he be so crazy as to tell me?

I mean, surely that's hubristic beyond belief.

Why would you put that out there?

And, you know, he made no secret about it.

He said, yeah, you know, I feel like I identify because this guy put all of his energy and his life into saving humanity.

And I feel like I'm on a mission like that.

And he said, I felt so strongly about this.

I gave it to my wife to read it, thinking that she would understand me better and sympathize with me.

And you know what?

She sympathized with the kid, Ender, but not with me.

That's not fair.

Totally.

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