#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(06:44)– Humans vs AI
(15:50)– Evolution
(37:34)– Nature vs Nurture
(50:03)– AI alignment
(56:27)– Impact of AI on the job market
(1:08:06)– Human gatherings
(1:13:07)– Human-AI relationships
(1:23:11)– Being replaced by AI
(1:35:37)– Fear of death
(1:47:33)– Consciousness
(1:54:58)– AI rights and regulations
(2:00:41)– Halting AI development
(2:13:52)– Education
(2:19:16)– Biology research
(2:26:36)– Meaning of life
(2:29:09)– Loneliness