Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check
June 11, 202620 min
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Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Are we about to lose control of AI? (3:04) How much should we be afraid of recursive self improvement? (7:52) Are these fears justified? (9:36) Faster software development doesn’t equal smarter AI (12:25) These tools are completely controllable (16:52) Taking a step back Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.
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