AI Insider: “They’re Building Bunkers for a Reason” - Tristan Harris

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  @ChrisWillx · 5 months ago (edited) · pinned

  Hello you beauties. Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - <a href="https://spotify.modernwisdom.com/">https://spotify.modernwisdom.com</a> or Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://apple.modernwisdom.com/">https://apple.modernwisdom.com</a><br>Here’s the timestamps:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU">0:00</a> Can Life With AI Have a Positive Outcome?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=416">6:56</a> Is AI the Most Powerful Force Ever Created?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=967">16:07</a> Powerful But Not Wise: AI’s Biggest Flaw<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=1151">19:11</a> Could AI End Up Destroying Itself?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=1470">24:30</a> How Social Media Drifted Away From Human Flourishing<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=1749">29:09</a> Are We Moving Towards an Anti-Human Future?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=2213">36:53</a> Who Funds AI Once It Replaces Us?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=2458">40:58</a> Why Best-Case Scenario is Still Concerning<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=3213">53:33</a> The Alibaba Blackmail Scare Explained<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=3841">01:04:01</a> Can We Really Stop AI Taking Over?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=4384">01:13:04</a> The Danger of Denial in the AI Era<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=4819">01:20:19</a> Are AI’s Benefits Blinding Us to the Risks?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=5161">01:26:01</a> We Need to Face the Reality of AI<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=5516">01:31:56</a> Are AI Companies Controlling the Narrative?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=5611">01:33:31</a> How Close are We to an AI Takeover?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=5739">01:35:39</a> Why Changing AI Feels Impossible<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=6150">01:42:30</a> Total Control or Total Collapse: Where Are We Headed?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=6383">01:46:23</a> Can the World Coordinate on AI Safety?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=6760">01:52:40</a> Why Elon Musk Isn&apos;t in The AI Doc<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=7158">01:59:18</a> Every Second Counts Now<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NufB1LL_rCU&amp;t=7438">02:03:58</a> How Do We Accelerate Meaningful Change in AI?

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  @zensational. · 5 months ago

  I cant express how much i appreciate just jumping right into it. &nbsp;No 5 minute intro or over hyped preview montage or glazing your own ego. &nbsp;Nice. &nbsp;Genuinely refreshing

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  @monsteraetc · 5 months ago

  I’m Gen X and someone asked me recently what I would do if I were “in charge” of the world. Without hesitation, “Turn off the Internet”.

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  @RonYoung71 · 5 months ago

  And once they go in their bunkers we need to seal them off PERMANENTLY from the rest of the world

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  @volumeaddict · 3 months ago

  We are not angry enough. 6 people should not just get to change humanity on their whim.

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  @Mmmmkaaay · 5 months ago

  They&apos;re building bunkers to protect against the majority showing up with torches and pitchforks.

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  @Scott-iw5ji · 5 months ago

  The problem with Tristans suggestions that we the people stop AI and implement some guard rails and governance to protect us is that we are a civilization that no longer has morals, and the wealthiest and most powerful people among us are actively working AGAINST anything that allows the common people to protect and govern themselves. We serfs are being deliberately herded into the AI panopticon, where we are to be surveilled and controlled forever. Game over.

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  @contrarianviewpoint · 5 months ago (edited)

  You guys are close, but there&apos;s one thing you&apos;re missing: history. Those of us who are older remember the 1970s, when corporations began moving jobs to low-cost countries in Asia. At first, the argument was that only manufacturing would move. Ownership, executive leadership, sales, and management would remain in the United States. However, there were people who warned that this process would eventually destroy far more jobs. &nbsp; &nbsp;What happened over the following decades was that not only did manufacturing move, but in many cases the companies themselves effectively moved as well. What was left behind were hollowed-out towns where manufacturing had once thrived. Many of those communities still haven&apos;t recovered. &nbsp;Those of us old enough to remember that era see AI in a similar way. Many executives believe they are replacing labor while their own jobs remain secure. But if general labor can be replaced or outsourced, management and executive functions can be as well. Eventually, even the company itself can be displaced. The fact that so many major manufacturers today are Chinese companies rather than American companies illustrates how dramatically things can change over time. &nbsp;I see the same dynamic with AI. In the pursuit of greater productivity and profitability through labor reduction, companies may ultimately be working themselves out of a job. The historical parallel is the piece many people are missing. Otherwise, you&apos;ve described what could very well happen with AI. Everyone is, in a sense, automating themselves out of a job and a paycheck.

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  @volumeaddict · 3 months ago

  Big Tech can’t even agree on a universal headphone or power plug. We are doomed if we leave it up to them AGAIN.

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  @justahusk8151 · 5 months ago

  Sorry, but what kind of psychopath investers see the mission statement that the explicit goal is to replace every human working, and think &quot;Nice, this isn&apos;t pure evil at all, lets back this&quot;? And what kind of regular people are supporting it? It&apos;s so fucking dystopian.

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  @carianin5293 · 5 months ago

  The bunkers are going to be their TOMBS; they just don&apos;t know it.

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  @dougw4634 · 5 months ago

  One of the scariest things is most adults wont have the attention span to get through to the end of this 2hr interview due to these technological human hacks.

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