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Life After AGI — Richard Ngo (Philosopher & Researcher, ex-OpenAI / DeepMind)

Life After AGI — Richard Ngo (Philosopher & Researcher, ex-OpenAI / DeepMind)

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Richard Ngo is a leading AI philosopher and researcher, formerly at OpenAI and DeepMind. We discuss what life looks like once we have AGI and how every aspect of the human experience could change.


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00:00 – Introduction

01:44 – Technology as an Inequality Engine

03:52 – AI as a Personal Tutor vs. Distraction Machine

06:11 – Therapy, Coaching, and Emotional Mediation

09:16 – The Future of Work and the Socio-Political Economy

13:15 – Relationships, Intimacy, and AI Companions

19:03 – Marriage Decline and the Birth Rate Crisis

22:15 – Speed of Change and Political Control

23:55 – Human Augmentation and Speciation

30:52 – Comparing Artificial Intelligence to Natural Intelligence

35:57 – Religion, Continuity, and Identity in the Future

37:26 – China vs. the U.S. in AI Governance

39:39 – Why Richard Left OpenAI

43:43 – Drones, Simulation, Power, and More

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