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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 1H 26M

Existence Bias

from Truth Unrestricted · host Spencer

Send us Fan Mail Existence Bias is a philosophical concept that explains some of the fundamental behaviour of all known conscious beings. How does that relate to AI and do we think AI will prefer to exist? This question is discussed in ep 149 of Truth Unrestricted. Links https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19857000/ https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cZPgDKjRXmstfEeAt/three-tricky-biases-human-bias-existence-bias-and-happy-bias#:~:text=Existence%20bias%20would%20influence%20someone%20to%20grant%20more%20value%20to,decreased%20numbers%20of%20sentient%20individuals. Behind The Bastards - Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9tDihgEn2k https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104692/

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Send us Fan Mail Existence Bias is a philosophical concept that explains some of the fundamental behaviour of all known conscious beings. How does that relate to AI and do we think AI will prefer to exist? This question is discussed in ep 149 of Truth Unrestricted. Links https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19857000/ https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cZPgDKjRXmstfEeAt/three-tricky-biases-human-bias-existence-bias-and-happy-bias#:~:text=Existence%20bias%20would%20influence%20someone%20to%2...

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