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0:00 Arvind’s book and newsletter: AI Snake Oil
2:38 A taxonomy of AI observers
7:17 The impact of generative AI
19:57 Why predictive AI sometimes fails
24:39 Uses and misuses of AI in law and healthcare
40:58 Can social media be saved?
52:01 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Arvind Narayanan (Princeton University, AI Snake Oil). Recorded September 11, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Can AI progress be slowed? Should it be?
22:43 Pros and cons of open source AI
26:36 Chapter 9 Can AI regulation go global?
