Episode 61: The Alignment Problem

We’re at the halfway point of 75 hard and things are going A-OK. The things that seemed like they would be perpetually difficult have mostly just folded themselves into normal day-to-day life.

The meat of the sandwich is a podcast featuring a conversation between Lex Fridman and Eliezer Yudkowski about the alignment problem with regards to AI and how a single misstep necessarily results in the extinction of mankind. That podcast can be consumed on YouTube, here.

At some point, I think Sara mentioned another Lex Fridman episode with Paul Rosalie that captivated us both. If Eliezer has you feeling down about humanity’s prospects, let Paul regale you with tales of Amazonian adventure and catching anacondas.