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William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and author, and one of the originators of the effective altruism movement.

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"We're Not Ready For Superintelligence" by AI in Context: youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?si=yLexN76mBPuAh4Z0

- TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – The World Isn’t Ready for AGI
9:12 – What Does AGI Doomsday Look Like?
16:13 – Alignment is Not Enough
19:28 – How AGI Could Cause Government Coups
27:14 – Why Isn’t There More Widespread Panic?
33:55 – What Can We Do?
40:11 – If We Stop, China Won’t
47:43 – What is Currently Being Done to Regulate AGI Growth?
51:03 – The Problem of “Value Lock-in”
01:05:03 – Is Inaction a Form of Action?
01:08:47 – Should Effective Altruists Focus on AGI?

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