EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 1H 1M
#131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?
from Within Reason · host Alex J O'Connor
For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Toby Ord is an Australian philosopher. In 2009 he founded Giving What We Can, an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the effective altruism movement, which promotes using reason and evidence to help the lives of others as much as possible.The Precipice: https://amzn.to/3XdUAExOrd's Website: https://www.tobyord.com/writingsTIMESTAMPS(0:00) What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?(8:57) How AI Systems Lie to Us(26:04) Why We Should Be Worried About AI(33:28) What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?(43:41) AI Weapons and Nuclear Warfare(48:57) Where Should We Focus Our Resources?(53:35) What Policies Should We Enact?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Toby Ord is an Australian philosopher. In 2009 he founded Giving What We Can, an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the effective altruism movement, which promotes using reason and evidence to help the lives of others as much as possible.The Precipice: https://amzn.to/3XdUAExOrd's Website: https://www.tobyord.com/writingsTIMESTAMPS(0:00) What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?(8:57) How AI Systems Lie to Us(26:04) Why We Should Be Worried About AI(33:28) What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?(43:41) AI Weapons and Nuclear Warfare(48:57) Where Should We Focus Our Resources?(53:35) What Policies Should We Enact?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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