Richard Sutton
Computer scientist, professor at the University of Alberta
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“I don't think we should fear succession. I think we should not resist it. We should embrace it and prepare for it.”
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Why Silicon Valley Wants to Leave Humanity Behind
In a 61-minute episode, Tristan Harris and the University of East London lecturer Alex Thomas argue that transhumanist and accelerationist ideas shape how leading AI figures talk and act. Thomas groups them as hierarchy, exit and scale; Harris plays a clip of Richard Sutton saying humanity should embrace succession by AI, and argues the public was never asked.