Is AI turning us all into Elon Musk? | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom

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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss the potential impact of AI companions.

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Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded June 12, 2025.

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$The Future of Intelligence | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom Psychologist Paul Bloom joins Robert Wright to discuss Paul’s cute new baby, our uncertain AI future, whether eugenics is making a comeback, whether intelligence is overrated, and more. Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: https://www.nonzero.org/subscribe Exclusive Overtime discussion: https://www.nonzero.org/p/the-future-of-intelligence-robert Join NonZeros Discord server: https://discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF 0:00 Teaser 0:49 Paul’s new baby is reportedly cute 6:54 The Tucker-Trump fracture 12:16 Parenting later in life 19:36 Pauls TED talk on AI and loneliness 25:25 When does embryo screening become eugenics? 34:13 Is intelligence a positional good? 43:00 Heading to Overtime Discussed in Overtime: Modern fatherhood. How Bob bonded with Al Gore. Tony Robbins and Easter Island. Betting on our AI future Theories of parenting Why are siblings so different? Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded April 22, 2026. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods$

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