Stopping The AI Safety Cult ft. Adam Becker & Cal Newport

Ed Zitron is joined by computer science professor and writer Cal Newport and journalist and astrophysicist Adam Becker to get the word out that the narrative about existential risk from AI is driven by a religious cult of effective altruists and rationalists.

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Adam

https://bsky.app/profile/adambecker.bsky.social

https://www.youtube.com/@DreamingAgainstTheMachine

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/adam-becker/more-everything-forever/9781541619593/

Cal

Podcast & Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia/

Newsletter: https://calnewport.com

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