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Jan. 10, 2025

What Will You Do When Work is Optional? Radical Ideas for the Future

'What if you didn’t have to worry about marketable skills? What if you had free time? What would you do?' – Imagine blazing a trail toward the life you truly want, even before it becomes the norm in a work-optional world. #FutureOfWork #RadicalIdeas #LifeOptimization #shorts

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Jan. 10, 2025

What If Superintelligent AIs Claim to Be Alive?

"What happens when a superintelligent system says, 'I'm alive'? That question opens a Pandora’s box of debates about consciousness, morality, and our role in shaping AI ethics." #AIethics #superintelligence #consciousness #shorts

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Jan. 10, 2025

Will Robotics Lead Us to a True Era of Abundance?

'We're just entering the steep part of the curve in robotics'—could humanoid robots unlock a future of abundance? #RoboticsRevolution #FutureOfWork #AbundanceEra #shorts

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Jan. 10, 2025

Why Claude AI Could Prove the P(doom) Predictions Wrong

"Claude has come a lot farther than expected, shaped by human values, learning data, and ethical frameworks." #AIethics #futureofAI #ClaudeAI #technologynews #shorts

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Jan. 8, 2025

AI AMA – Part 2: AI Utopia, Consciousness, and the Future of Work

In this second part of the special AMA episode, Nathan explores profound questions about AI's future and its impact on society. From painting a picture of AI utopia to discussing the challenges of consciousness and potential doom scenarios, Nathan shares insights on how we might adapt and thrive in an…

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Jan. 8, 2025

Inside the Debate Over O₃'s Mysterious Reasoning Model

'OpenAI's reasoning model skips showing its chain of thought—other players like Google's Flan 2 don't hold back. Are weird failures like these solving or amplifying the mystery? What do you think?' #OpenAI #AIdebate #reasoningmodels #shorts

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Jan. 8, 2025

How Small Companies Can Compete with Big Tech in AI Innovation

"AI excels at filling templates, but crafting templates with taste and customization is key to standing out." #AIinnovation #techstartup #templateintelligence #shorts

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Jan. 8, 2025

Should You Learn to Code in the Age of AI?

"Don't build your long-term future around a bet AI won't dominate programming, but jump in if it's fun!" #AI #LearnToCode #FutureOfWork #shorts

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Jan. 8, 2025

The Surprising Future: UBI, AI, and Wealth Concentration

'The new social contract: Big tech controls capital, but individuals live comfortably with abundant expertise.' #ai #ubi #futureofwork #wealthconcentration #technologytrends #shorts

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Jan. 8, 2025

OpenAI's Safety Plan Critiqued: What's Missing?

'What are we aligning to?' The hardest questions in AI safety go unanswered in OpenAI's new plan. #AIalignment #OpenAI #AIsafety #Claude #techinsights #shorts

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Jan. 7, 2025

AI AMA – Part 1: OpenAI’s o3, Deliberative Alignment, and AI Surprises of 2024

In this special AMA episode, Nathan answers questions posed by The Cognitive Revolution podcast listeners. He discusses AI developments in 2024, including OpenAI's o3 announcement, deliberative alignment, and the future of AI technology. It is an insightful discussion about AI's impact on education, coding careers, and business sustainability in an…

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Jan. 3, 2025

Teaching AI to See: A Technical Deep-Dive on Vision Language Models with Will Hardman of Veratai

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan hosts Will Hardman, founder of AI advisory firm Veritai, for a comprehensive technical survey of vision language models (VLMs). We explore the evolution of VLMs from early vision transformers to state-of-the-art architectures like InternVL and Llama3V, examining key innovations and architectural decisions.…

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Dec. 28, 2024

roon's Heroic Duty: Will "the Good Guys" Build AGI First? (from Doom Debates)

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares a fascinating cross-post from Doom Debates featuring a conversation between Liron Shapira and roon, an influential Twitter Anon from OpenAI's technical staff. They explore crucial insights into how OpenAI's team views AI's future, including discussions on AGI development, alignment challenges, and…

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Dec. 26, 2024

The Debate: Should AI Enhance or Replace Human Agency?

'Are we building AI systems to augment humanity's potential, or replace humans for productivity?' #AIethics #HumanAgency #FutureOfAI #shorts

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Dec. 26, 2024

What Is Universal Basic AI and How It Can Change the World

'The world becomes a better place, ironically, through empathy from AI.' Discover the revolutionary idea of Universal Basic AI and how it can provide up-to-date, comprehensive systems for health, education, and beyond. #AIInnovation #UniversalBasicAI #FutureOfTech #shorts

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Dec. 26, 2024

Why One Expert Believes the Probability of Doom Is 50%

"The rise of increasingly complex AI systems outside our control poses a reasonable path to doom." #AI #FutureofTech #ExistentialRisk #shorts

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Dec. 26, 2024

How Blockchain Could Revolutionize Cancer and Autism Support

'No one should face cancer or autism alone. Blockchain could make AI support and education free for everyone' #blockchain #healthtech #AIinnovation #shorts

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Dec. 26, 2024

The Silent Risks of AI Models Everyone's Ignoring

'We're rushing privatized, closed-source AI models into decision-making before tackling security risks.' #AIrisks #closedsource #HuggingFace #AIsecurity #techpolicy #shorts

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Dec. 26, 2024

Why Open Source AI Could Be the Key to Our Future

'Who owns that AI that is your best friend or your kid’s best friend? Transparency and ownership in AI could redefine industries like healthcare and education—Vitalik Buterin's 'revenue evil curve' warns how optimization can harm end-users.' #AI #openSource #future #shorts

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Dec. 25, 2024

Emad Mostaque on the Intelligent Internet and Universal Basic AI

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Emad Mostaque, former Founder and CEO of Stability AI and Founder of The Intelligent Internet. We explore humanity's future with AI, from the stark 50-50 survival odds to Emad's optimistic vision for universal basic intelligence. Join us for a fascinating discussion…

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Dec. 23, 2024

How DHS is Embracing Generative AI to Empower Its Workforce

"DHS employees can now use approved generative AI tools like ChatGPT, but handling sensitive data is off-limits." #GenerativeAI #GovernmentTech #Innovation #shorts

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Dec. 23, 2024

Why Top Tech Talent Joins (and Returns to) the Federal Government

'The federal government offers challenges that blend technical, societal, and political issues. Technologists often leave and come back because the work is that compelling.' This clip explores why top-tier tech professionals choose public sector roles. #techcareers #federaljobs #publicsector #technologists #careerdevelopment #shorts

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Dec. 23, 2024

How AI is Revolutionizing Asylum Officer Training

'Instead of having a human actor, we now use AI to simulate asylum seeker interviews for officer training.' #AItraining #ImmigrationTech #AsylumOfficers #shorts

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Dec. 23, 2024

How AI Could Transform Government Efficiency—And Why It May Fail

'The real barrier is not AI's potential, but our ability to integrate it while building public trust and safeguarding civil liberties.' #AI #governmentinnovation #AIethics #shorts

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