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The Last Invention

Podcasts · Technology

The Last Invention

12 episodes · 10 with AI analysis

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Topics · top 10

Competitive Dynamics in AI Development×2AI Existential RiskSuperintelligent MachinesAI Safety and ControlAI Ethics and ResponsibilityHistory of Computer ScienceAI Regulation and GovernanceTechnological SingularityMachine Intelligence vs Human IntelligenceAI Optimism vs Pessimism

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Sep 15, 2025

Introducing: The Last Invention

AI Existential RiskSuperintelligent MachinesAI Safety and Control
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Oct 2, 2025

EP 1: Ready or Not

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) timelines and developmentArtificial Superintelligence (ASI) existential riskAI alignment and control mechanisms
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Oct 2, 2025

EP 2: The Signal

Alan Turing's Contributions to AI PhilosophyWWII Enigma Codebreaking and Machine Intelligence OriginsDartmouth Summer Program (1956) and AI Field Founding
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Oct 9, 2025

EP 3: Playing the Wrong Game

Deep Blue vs. Gary Kasparov chess match (1997)Symbolic AI and expert systems approachNeural networks and connectionist AI
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Oct 16, 2025

EP 4: Speedrun

AI Existential Risk and SuperintelligenceOpenAI Founding and Mission DriftCompetitive Dynamics in AI Development
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Oct 23, 2025

EP 5: Contact

AI Regulation and Government PolicyAI Alignment and SafetyChatGPT and Large Language Models
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Nov 6, 2025

EP 6: The AI Doomers

AI Existential Risk and Extinction ScenariosAI Alignment Problem and Value AlignmentSuperintelligence Development and Control
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Nov 13, 2025

EP 7: The Scouts

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) development timeline and feasibilityAI safety research and technical alignment problemsGeopolitical competition between US and China in AI development
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Dec 19, 2025

Ezra Klein on the Uncertain Politics of A.I.

AI Existential Risk vs. Near-Term HarmsAI Labor Market Disruption and Job DisplacementGeopolitical Competition and AI Race Dynamics
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Nov 20, 2025

EP 8: The Accelerationists

Effective AccelerationismAI Safety vs AI ProgressExistential Risk Portfolio Management
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