Will AI kill us all?

I doubt it. In fact, I profoundly doubt it and largely believe the AI doom narrative is quite unhelpful.

However, I’m also really interested in checking my assumptions, challenging my thinking — and helping you make up your own mind. To that end, we come to my latest conversation with a guest who thinks we are (almost) doomed. 

Connor Leahy is the cofounder and CEO of Conjecture, an AI startup working on controlling AI systems and aligning them to human values. He’s also one of the most prominent voices warning of AI existential threats.

In this conversation, Connor and I discuss:

00:00 Introduction
01:05 The pause AI letter
07:00 Coevolution of safeguards
10:05 The speed of change
22:01 Turning the safety agenda into action
30:30 Compute as a means for control
36:05 Practical approaches to AI safety
50:38 The promise of AI
57:58 Building safe and aligned AI
01:05:46 Hopes for the year to come

Where to find Connor:

Linkedin:   / connorjleahy  

X:   / npcollapse  

Conjecture: https://www.conjecture.dev/about

Where to find Azeem:

Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com and https://www.exponentialview.co

LinkedIn:  / azhar  

YouTube:    / @azeemexponentially  

X:   / azeem