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0:00 Why didn’t OpenAI call its new o1 AI GPT?
12:03 Tim’s first impressions of o1
16:06 What’s the secret to o1’s better reasoning?
26:57 Inspecting AI introspection
30:07 Does o1’s capability for deception bring us closer to doom?
35:35 AI doomers’ Hollywood problem
40:39 Elon’s self-driving speed bumps
46:49 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Timothy B. Lee (Full Stack Economics, Understanding AI). Recorded September 17, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 The trouble with almost-autonomous vehicles
3:54 Should you up your p(doom) in light of o1?
16:11 How much better can next-gen LLMs get?
25:02 The politics of California’s AI safety bill
33:56 Elon’s brain, Bob’s AI book, and the billionaire conspiracist class
