Scott interviews Robert Wright, author of the book The God Test, about how AI will impact our future. They discuss the threats AI poses to our safety and our economies. And they talk about the right and wrong ways to minimize those risks without sacrificing the genuine benefits offered by the technology.
Discussed on the show:
- The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning by Robert Wright
- Tucker Carlson’s interview with Tristan Harris
Robert Wright is the New York Times bestselling author of The Evolution of God, Nonzero, The Moral Animal, Three Scientists and Their Gods, Why Buddhism Is True, and, most recently, The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning.
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