About this episode

Davidad discusses moral realism, AI wisdom, and his perspective on the probability of doom being down to 5%.

Podcast: "The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis Episode: Alignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5% Release date: 2026-07-12 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/f275f2c5a7b34413825342352333a692/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by The Valmy.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Hartree

Guest: Davidad

Topics covered

• Moral Realism
• AI Wisdom
• p(Doom)
• Cognitive Revolution
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology

Keywords

• Moral Realism
• AI
• Wisdom
• p(Doom)
• Cognitive Revolution
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology

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Organizations: The Cognitive Revolution, The Valmy

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