“AI Snake Oil” Prof. Arvind Narayanan Can't See AGI Coming | Liron Reacts

Today I’m reacting to Arvind Narayanan’s interview with Robert Wright on the Nonzero podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoB_pikM3NYDr. Narayanan is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton. He just published a new book called AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference.Arvind claims AI is “normal technology like the internet”, and never sees fit to bring up the impact or urgency of AGI. So I’ll take it upon myself to point out all the questions where someone who takes AGI seriously would give different answers.00:00 Introduction01:49 AI is “Normal Technology”?09:25 Playing Chess vs. Moving Chess Pieces12:23 AI Has To Learn From Its Mistakes?22:24 The Symbol Grounding Problem and AI's Understanding35:56 Human vs AI Intelligence: The Fundamental Difference36:37 The Cognitive Reflection Test41:34 The Role of AI in Cybersecurity43:21 Attack vs. Defense Balance in (Cyber)War54:47 Taking AGI Seriously01:06:15 Final ThoughtsShow NotesThe original Nonzero podcast episode with Arvind Narayanan and Robert Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoB_pikM3NYArvind’s new book, AI Snake Oil: https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Oil-Artificial-Intelligence-Difference-ebook/dp/B0CW1JCKVLArvind’s Substack: https://aisnakeoil.comArvind’s Twitter: https://x.com/random_walkerRobert Wright’s Twitter: https://x.com/robertwrighterRobert Wright’s Nonzero Newsletter: https://nonzero.substack.comRob’s excellent post about symbol grounding (Yes, AIs ‘understand’ things): https://nonzero.substack.com/p/yes-ais-understand-thingsMy previous episode of Doom Debates reacting to Arvind Narayanan on Harry Stebbings’ podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lehJlitQvZEDoom Debates’ Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction from AGI and build the social infrastructure for high-quality debate.Support the mission by subscribing to my Substack at DoomDebates.com and to youtube.com/@DoomDebates. Thanks for watching. Get full access to Doom Debates at lironshapira.substack.com/subscribe

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