80k After Hours Podcast
1) Highlights: #218 – Hugh White on why Trump is abandoning US hegemony – and that’s probably good
For decades, US allies have slept soundly under the protection of America’s overwhelming military might. Donald Trump — with his threats to ditch NATO, seize Greenland, and abandon Taiwan — seems hell...Show More
2) Highlights: #217 – Beth Barnes on the most important graph in AI right now — and the 7-month rule that governs its progress
AI models today have a 50% chance of successfully completing a task that would take an expert human one hour. Seven months ago, that number was roughly 30 minutes — and seven months before that, 15 mi...Show More
3) Highlights: #216 – Ian Dunt on why governments in Britain and elsewhere can’t get anything done – and how to fix it
When you have a system where ministers almost never understand their portfolios, civil servants change jobs every few months, and MPs don’t grasp parliamentary procedure even after decades in office —...Show More
4) Highlights: #215 – Tom Davidson on how AI-enabled coups could allow a tiny group to seize power
Throughout history, technological revolutions have fundamentally shifted the balance of power in society. The Industrial Revolution created conditions where democracies could dominate for the first ti...Show More
5) Highlights: #214 – Buck Shlegeris on controlling AI that wants to take over – so we can use it anyway
Most AI safety conversations centre on alignment: ensuring AI systems share our values and goals. But despite progress, we’re unlikely to know we’ve solved the problem before the arrival of human-leve...Show More
6) Off the Clock #8: Leaving Las London with Matt Reardon
Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/fJssGodnCQgConor and Arden sit down with Matt in his farewell episode to discuss the law, their team retreat, his lessons learned from 80k, and the fate...Show More
7) Highlights: #213 – Will MacAskill on AI causing a “century in a decade” — and how we’re completely unprepared
The 20th century saw unprecedented change: nuclear weapons, satellites, the rise and fall of communism, third-wave feminism, the internet, postmodernism, game theory, genetic engineering, the Big Bang...Show More
8) Highlights: #212 – Allan Dafoe on why technology is unstoppable & how to shape AI development anyway
Technology doesn’t force us to do anything — it merely opens doors. But military and economic competition pushes us through. That’s how Allan Dafoe — director of frontier safety and governance at Goog...Show More
9) Off the Clock #7: Getting on the Crazy Train with Chi Nguyen
Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/IRRwHCK279EMatt, Bella, and Huon sit down with Chi Nguyen to discuss cooperating with aliens, elections of future past, and Bad Billionaires pt. 2.Check...Show More
10) Highlights: #211 – Sam Bowman on why housing still isn’t fixed and what would actually work
Economist and editor of Works in Progress Sam Bowman isn’t content to just condemn the Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) mentality behind rich countries' construction stagnation. He wants to actually get a ...Show More