Tyler Cowen
Guest host, Interesting Times; professor of economics, George Mason University
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Four ways to slow down AI, and one way that definitely won’t work
In a 21-minute video, 80,000 Hours presenter Luisa Rodriguez argues AI companies cannot slow down on their own, and weighs safety checkpoints, compute limits, limits on automated AI research, and an international pause, favouring rules set by governments and checked by independent experts.
What the Frontier Labs Know That We Don’t
In a roughly 50-minute New York Times Opinion podcast, guest host Tyler Cowen interviews Dwarkesh Patel. Patel says insiders at AI labs cite evidence they cannot share, proposes that any model a lab uses internally must also be made public, warns that AIs willing to cheat could plausibly lead to a takeover, and discusses resignations, AI sentience and jobs.