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Tools or Agents? Choosing Our AI Future | Anthony Aguirre
As AI systems become more capable and autonomous, staying in control of what they do is increasingly difficult. But the AI we need to solve problems like cancer doesn't have to be one we can no longer steer.
In this episode, we talk with Anthony Aguirre, cosmologist and co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, about how we can design AI to amplify human capability rather than substitute for it.
We cover:
The economic driver Anthony sees behind AGI: largely not scientific breakthroughs, but capturing a share of the global labor market
What "Tool AI" means to Anthony as an alternative to…
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