Sam Altman Part 2: Doomsday Prepping and Simulation Hypothesis

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This episode we began with a discussion of Peter Singer and eugenics ideas in the Effective Altruism community. And more Sam Altman-- his firing at Open AI, his doomsday prepping and his version of utopia.

Sam Altman & OpenAI

• Moore's Law for Everything – Sam Altman's Blog
• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Is a Survivalist Prepper – Futurism
• Sam Altman's Manifest Destiny – The New Yorker
• The Most Powerful Man in AI – New York Magazine

OpenAI Controversy

• The Real Story Behind Sam Altman's Firing From OpenAI – WSJ
• Former OpenAI Employee Sounds Alarm on Altman – Futurism
• Sam Altman Reinstated at OpenAI – The Guardian

Tech Utopias & Praxis

• Altman-Backed Praxis Eyes Kyiv and Athens for Tech Utopia – Bloomberg
• Praxis: Tech Dystopia as the Next America – The Nerd Reich

Science, Ethics & Philosophy

• Dyson Sphere – Wikipedia
• Simulation Hypothesis – Wikipedia
• The Matrix as Reality: Simulation Hypothesis Explained – Vox

Longevity & Biohacking

• Sam Altman Invested $180M in Anti-Aging Startup Retro Biosciences – MIT Technology Review

Ethics, Exploitation & Effective Altruism

• Red Cobalt: Mining in the Congo – NPR
• Shrimp Welfare Project – Official Site
• Introducing the Shrimp Welfare Project – Effective Altruism Forum
• Against Speciesism – Jacobin