Maciej Ceglowski, Pinboard Founder, Says the Idea of Superintelligence “Eats Smart People” | Liron Reacts

Maciej Ceglowski is an entrepreneur and owner of the bookmarking site Pinboard. I’ve been a long-time fan of his sharp, independent-minded blog posts and tweets.In this episode, I react to a great 2016 talk he gave at WebCamp Zagreb titled Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People. This talk was impressively ahead of its time, as the AI doom debate really only heated up in the last few years.---00:00 Introduction02:13 Historical Analogies and AI Risks05:57 The Premises of AI Doom08:25 Mind Design Space and AI Optimization15:58 Recursive Self-Improvement and AI39:44 Arguments Against Superintelligence45:20 Mental Complexity and AI Motivations47:12 The Argument from Just Look Around You49:27 The Argument from Life Experience50:56 The Argument from Brain Surgery53:57 The Argument from Childhood58:10 The Argument from Robinson Crusoe01:00:17 Inside vs. Outside Arguments01:06:45 Transhuman Voodoo and Religion 2.001:11:24 Simulation Fever01:18:00 AI Cosplay and Ethical Concerns01:28:51 Concluding Thoughts and Call to Action---Follow Maciej: x.com/pinboardFollow Doom Debates:* youtube.com/@DoomDebates* DoomDebates.com* x.com/liron* Search “Doom Debates” in your podcast player Get full access to Doom Debates at lironshapira.substack.com/subscribe

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