Robert Wright – War and the AI Race
Episode description
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0:00 The uncertain future of AI
4:46 What would it mean to “lose the AI race” to China?
8:15 The promise and peril of artificial general intelligence
12:01 The international policy challenges of AI
14:32 Can Trump deliver peace between Russia and Ukraine?
18:46 Are there any good argument for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense?
23:55 Bob: With Iran weakened, Israel faces a decision: bombs or diplomacy
28:29 The continuing assault on Gaza
32:33 Antiwar speech codes
37:57 Apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing
43:15 Missed opportunities to turn the temperature down in Israel
51:29 Bob: The international community has little sway over Israel
54:25 The advantages of cognitive empathy
Recorded December 17, 2024
Links and Readings
Bob’s Substack, the Nonzero Newsletter
Thomas Nagel’s essay, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”
Bob’s most recent conversation with Thomas Friedman
Glenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”
Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid
Ilan Papé’s book, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, The Message
Bob’s Nonzero essay, “The Truth about Hamas”
Bob’s 2002 Slate essay, “Was Arafat the Problem?”
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