✨ My interview with Sebastian Mallaby, author of 'The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence'
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James Pethokoukis interviews Sebastian Mallaby about his book on Demis Hassabis and the implications of generative AI.
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in America and around the world: If my podcast guest today is correct, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence "heralds a transformation more profound than anything since Homo sapiens acquired the capacity for abstract thought." That's about as pure a distillation of the San Francisco Consensus view on the importance of this technology as it gets. Today on Faster, Please!—The Podcast , I am joined by Sebastian Mallaby , the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a widely read columnist for The Washington Post . He is also the author of the new best-selling book The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence . (Spoiler: It’s tremendous book about the man, the company, and the technological revolution. I really liked it.) We discuss The Infinity Machine and the life of Demis Hassabis , including how his original vision for artificial superintelligence compares with the propulsive race unfolding today. We also explore how that competitive acceleration has affected the focus on safety, what role government regulation should…
People in this episode
Host: James Pethokoukis
Guest: Sebastian Mallaby
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- superintelligence
- technology transformation
- government regulation
- AI safety
- economic impact of AI
Keywords
- generative AI
- superintelligence
- AI safety
- technology revolution
- economic impact
- government regulation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, The Washington Post
Books & works: The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence
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