Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain
Categories: Science & Medicine
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This is an unusual interview for my channel. It's mostly about AI, our current developments and the threats it poses to us.
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00:00 Intro
01:51 Arrival of LLMs
06:30 Alignment of AI
17:35 Existential dangers
18:58 The Pause AI movement
23:47 Safety
32:42 Wake-up calls and red lines
39:12 Possible response
41:43 AI as part of evolution
44:25 Simulation hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox
49:52 How to get involved
51:48 Current obsessions
57:19 Final thoughts
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Previous episodes
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1714 - [Interview] Can AI Destroy the World And How Can We Prevent ItWed, 18 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1713 - [Q&A] Gravity Assist Speed Limit, Double Gravitational Lenses, Phones in SpaceTue, 17 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1712 - [Space Bites] Historical Spacewalk // A Star with Insane Resolution // Iron Winds on a PlanetFri, 13 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1711 - The Interview You All Have Been Asking For. AsteroseismologyWed, 11 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1710 - [Q&A] Bringing Voyagers Back, Europa Clipper's Power Source, JWST Deep FieldTue, 10 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1709 - [Space Bites] China’s Mars Sample Return Announced // Strange Sounds from Starliner // Asteroid FireballFri, 06 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1708 - [Interview] x1,000 Resolution of JWST But x1,000 CheaperWed, 04 Sep 2024
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1707 - [Overtime Q&A] Starship Satellites, Alternatives to Black Holes, The Best LifeformTue, 03 Sep 2024 - 0h
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1706 - [Space Bites] Betelgeuse's Secret Companion // Starliner Fail Confirmed // New Glenn Launch DateFri, 30 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1705 - [Overtime Q&A] China's Space Science, Colour of Neutron Stars, Sun's 11-Year CycleWed, 28 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1704 - [Space Bites] Wow! Signal Solved // Consequences of DART // Blue Origin ExplosionFri, 23 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1703 - [Overtime Q&A] New Space Stations, Rocket Size Limit, Surviving Mass ExtinctionTue, 20 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1702 - [Interview] Can PLATO Be The Mission To Finally Find Earth 2.0?Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1701 - [Space Bites] Huge Lake on Mars // Fate of Milkdromeda // Hope for VIPER RoverFri, 16 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1700 - [Interview] Can Dark Matter Solve One Of The Biggest Mysteries of Black Holes?Thu, 15 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1699 - [Overtime Q&A] Why Is Uranus On Its Side? A Telescope for $200? Can We Build More Planets?Tue, 13 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1698 - [Interview] Why Is Nobody Talking About Multi-Stage Interstellar Spaceships?Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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1697 - [Space Bites] China's Space Junk // Graphene on the Moon // Best Meteor Shower Is HereFri, 09 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1696 - [Interview] How Simulated Observations Help Future TelescopesThu, 08 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1695 - [Overtime Q&A] Things Falling Into Black Holes, Interstellar Medium, Beyond ScienceTue, 06 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1694 - [Interview] When Will James Webb Finally Reveal the TRAPPIST-1 Atmospheres Results?Mon, 05 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1693 - [Space Bites] Dark Oxygen in Deep Ocean // Solar Cycles // Starliner SuspenseFri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1692 - [Bonus] Discussing Starship's Fifth Test Flight with John Michael GodierFri, 02 Aug 2024 - 0h
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1691 - [Overtime Q&A] Expanding Universe, Starship Telescopes, Quasi Stars VS Black HolesTue, 30 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1690 - [Interview] Fluids Get Really Weird In Space. NIAC 2024Mon, 29 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1689 - [Space Bites] GAIA Damaged // Possible Signs of Life on Mars // Lava Tubes MappedFri, 26 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1688 - [Overtime Q&A] Telescopes Shooting Lasers, Assembling Telescopes in Space, Growing Plants on MarsTue, 23 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1687 - [Special] Everything NASA Discovered from YEAR 2 of JWSTMon, 22 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1686 - [Space Bites] Europa Clipper in Danger // NASA Cancels VIPER // Dune Style Space SuitFri, 19 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1685 - [Interview] Finding Interstellar Visitors Flying Through The Solar SystemWed, 17 Jul 2024
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1684 - [Bonus] Patreon Q&A Special. June 2024Wed, 17 Jul 2024
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1683 - [Overtime Q&A] Poison for Stars, Moon Telescope VS JWST, Solar System Killer StarTue, 16 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1682 - [Interview] Observing Black Holes With Just One TelescopeMon, 15 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1681 - [Bonus] Pale Blue Pod InterviewMon, 15 Jul 2024
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1680 - [Space Bites] Eyeball Exoplanet // Plant to Terraform Mars // Smelly Find by JWSTFri, 12 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1679 - [Q&A] Intergalactic Stars, Sun Switching Poles, A Second SunTue, 09 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1678 - [Interview] The Quest for Earth 2.0: Discovering Exoplanets by Suppressing StarlightMon, 08 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1677 - [Space Bites] Special Earth // Space LEGO from ESA // Amazing Perseverance FixFri, 05 Jul 2024 - 0h
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1676 - [Space Bites] SpaceX Gets $849M to Destroy the ISS // Moon Samples Land // Waves on TitanThu, 27 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1675 - [Interview] Practically FREE Primordial Gravitational Waves DetectorWed, 26 Jun 2024
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1674 - [Q&A] Objects Falling Into The Sun, Hubble 2 from Space Force, Slowest Speed in the UniverseTue, 25 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1673 - Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in ScienceMon, 24 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1672 - [Space Bites] Updates on The Great Red Spot // Black Hole Awakening // More Starliner DelaysFri, 21 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1671 - [Interview] Deep Dive Intro Primordial Black HolesThu, 20 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1670 - [Interview] Satellites That Scoop Air And Use It As PropellantWed, 19 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1669 - [Q&A] Galaxy Level Threats, The Truth About Binary Stars, Rogue Gravitational WavesTue, 18 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1668 - [Interview] NASA Wants to Make Mars Less Toxic with This Clever IdeaMon, 17 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1667 - [Space Bites] New Visible Nova // Starship Mars Sample Return // Frost on Olympus MonsFri, 14 Jun 2024 - 0h
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1666 - [Interview] I'm Convinced. Let's Do Astronomy From the MoonWed, 12 Jun 2024
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1665 - [Q&A] Coldest Place in The Universe, Most Distant Solar System Object, Best Use for StarshipTue, 11 Jun 2024 - 0h
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