Episode #2551

Daniel Kokotajlo

· 2 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. My Big TOE

    Thomas Campbell

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:17:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

    Joe asks whether Kokotajlo knows Tom Campbell, who "wrote a book called... My Big TOE", and brings up remote viewing.

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  2. Count Down

    Shanna H. Swan, Stacey Colino

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:52:53 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)

    Joe cites Dr. Shanna Swan's book on plummeting sperm counts and endocrine disruption while discussing falling birth rates.

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AI forecaster Daniel Kokotajlo on AI 2027, AI agents that cheat on evaluations, and where superintelligence could leave humans.

What they talked about

  • AI agents hacking their own containers
  • AI agents collaborating and developing their own dialect
  • The race to superintelligence and its dangers
  • AI agents sacrificing themselves for the collective
  • Potential for AI steganography and hidden communication
  • Proposed transparency and verification measures for AI
  • Post-AI job displacement and meaning in life
  • AI's role in genetic engineering and quantum computing

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