Episode description

Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.   

Tom's report on advanced AI: https://www.founderspledge.com/research/research-and-recommendations-advanced-artificial-intelligence   

Timestamps: 

00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities 

09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?  

28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?  

49:06 US-China dialogues on AI 

57:44 Coordination failures  

1:04:26 Global resilience  

1:13:09 Patient philanthropy  

The John von Neumann biography we reference: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706577/the-man-from-the-future-by-ananyo-bhattacharya/