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I had the pleasure of talking to Jim O’Shaughnessy for the Infinite Loops podcast. We discussed whether humans deserve progress, how to make progress cool, the two types of optimism, and more.
Contents:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:21 Main podcast
00:02:07 Why do we need progress studies?
00:06:44 Are humans conditioned to resist progress?
00:18:45 Increasing the burden of safety
00:26:49 What the Roots of Progress is seeking to achieve
00:35:19 How can we make progress cool?
00:40:46 Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will
00:52:44 Do we deserve progress?
00:54:38 Progress & politics
01:08:02 Steelmanning the case against progress
01:15:02 How can we defend against bad actors?
01:21:43 Calibrating our approach to risk
Also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other links on the show page.
See all my interviews and talks here.
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Podcast: Infinite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy
Link post
I had the pleasure of talking to Jim O’Shaughnessy for the Infinite Loops podcast. We discussed whether humans deserve progress, how to make progress cool, the two types of optimism, and more.
Contents:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:21 Main podcast
00:02:07 Why do we need progress studies?
00:06:44 Are humans conditioned to resist progress?
00:18:45 Increasing the burden of safety
00:26:49 What the Roots of Progress is seeking to achieve
00:35:19 How can we make progress cool?
00:40:46 Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will
00:52:44 Do we deserve progress?
00:54:38 Progress & politics
01:08:02 Steelmanning the case against progress
01:15:02 How can we defend against bad actors?
01:21:43 Calibrating our approach to risk
Also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other links on the show page.
See all my interviews and talks here.