WARNING By Sam Harris: ChatGPT Could Be The Start Of The End. AI "Could Destroy Us, The Internet And Democracy"

In this new episode Steven sits down with philosopher, neuroscientist, podcast host and author Sam Harris.
In 2004, Sam published his first book, ‘The End of Faith’, this stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 33 weeks and won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. He has gone on to author 5 New York Times bestselling books published in over 20 languages. In 2009, Sam obtained his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2013, he began the ‘Waking Up’ podcast which covers subjects from meditation to AI. Sam is also the co-founder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society.
In this conversation Sam and Steven discuss topics, such as:

How to change peoples beliefs

Why he is not optimistic about AI

How to live an examined life

Why you become what you pay attention to

The reason the mind is all you really have moment by moment

Why AI is not aligned with human wellbeing

How it is too late to turn back the progression of AI

The danger of misinformation

Why we’re going to have to abandon the internet


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