The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. Politics is back but it’s stranger than ever: join us as we chart a course beyond the age of ’bunga bunga’. Interviews, long-form discussions, docu-series.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
On history-ending technology.
The economist Tyler Cowen recently suggested that radical technological change today marks a turning point in history. Is he right, and how would we evaluate such a claim?
Should we be sceptical about these big claims, especially given all the Silicon Valley-driven hype around AI? Or is 'radical agnosticism' the right stance?
And what about calls to rein-in the development of artificial intelligence, especially when these calls come from Silicon Valley itself?
Readings:
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Existential risk, AI, and the inevitable turn in human history, Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
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Is this the end of “The End of History”?, Robert Stark
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The call for an AI halt disguises the real problems with tech, Jason Walsh, Tech Central
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/306/ AI Capitalism: Inhuman Power (unlocked Bungacast Reading Club episode)
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