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What Really Happened at OpenAI? (Robert Wright & Timothy B. Lee)
Listen now | 0:05 Bob and Tim seek Substack synergy 2:03 What was the OpenAI drama really about? 14:21 Viewing the drama through a (cynical…
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A Palestinian-American Looks at Gaza (Robert Wright & Omar Baddar)
Listen now | 0:55 Biden’s vexing political calculus on Israel-Palestine 9:45 Israel-Palestine compared to Russia-Ukraine 13:28 If Israel eliminates…
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Why Biden didn’t negotiate seriously with Putin
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The truth about Hamas
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The Sam Altman Paradox (Earthling Unplugged)
Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from The Earthling. Read this edition of The Earthling at:
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Is AI Evolving into an Existential Threat? (Robert Wright & Dan Hendrycks)
Listen now | 0:00 Preamble: The OpenAI drama and this conversation 3:17 Where Dan falls on the AI doomer spectrum 6:13 Is safe AI possible without…
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Getting Russia Right (Robert Wright & Thomas Graham)
Listen now | 0:05 Tom’s new book, Getting Russia Right 1:45 Does Putin want to take more territory before talking peace? 12:07 Putin’s "messianic…
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The truth about Hamas
Plus: OpenAI’s new job-destroying tool, China’s nuke buildup, China’s CO2 drawdown, why presidential candidates are hawkish, and more!
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China’s Overreach, America’s Overreaction (Robert Wright & Susan Shirk)
Listen now | (Overtime audio available to paid subscribers through the player at the top of the page and video version available below the paywall…
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Israel-Palestine and Ethnic Identity (Robert Wright & Matthew Yglesias)
2:39 Will Israel-Palestine cost Biden the election? 11:52 What Hamas hoped to accomplish on October 7 23:52 The surprising origins of cancel culture…
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Israel-Palestine and Tribal Biases (Earthling Unplugged)
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