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The peril (and promise) of AI with Tristan Harris: Part 2

How I Built This · 29 Feb 2024 · 32m

What this episode covers

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, discusses the existential risks of generative AI, particularly the collapse of trust in digital evidence and the potential for deepfakes to undermine legal and social systems. He argues that current incentives drive a reckless race for capabilities and advocates for liability frameworks and authenticated messaging standards to slow development and ensure safety. Harris compares the current AI landscape to the nuclear age, highlighting the need for global cooperation, supply chain controls on advanced chips, and a shift from 'race to power' to 'race to safety'.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Center for Humane Technology, OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple, Google, Facebook, Nvidia, DuPont
Products
ChatGPT 4, Llama 2, Llama 3, Falcon
Also
Sam Altman, Jack Clark, Audrey Tang, Mark Zuckerberg, Chips Act

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