5 Ways The World Could End - And How We Can Survive It, with Joe Scott

[@ClintSprayberry]

"If survival is your goal, pissing off the reigning champions of destruction... " that line was both beautiful and brilliant! I truly do enjoy this channel!!

[@johnlewis8156]

Came over from Joe's page! Glad to be here!!

[@gumunduringigumundsson9344]

I found Joe's through this vid hehe. Excellent!

[@ZappierH]

Same

[@franceskara3530]

Me too! Loved this collaboration...

[@elijahcrosby786]

same!!

[@DoctaOsiris]

Best choice anyone here ever made, although I came from the same video I was already subbed and have been for a long time, he's an amazing Sci-fi writer too, his books are amazing 😊

[@TarriPup]

Isaac, Joe was scaring us, tell us everything is gonna be okay! :P

[@TarriPup]

Says you, I'mma live forever! :P

[@Shenaldrac]

No, you won't. We live in a finite universe. You might live trillions and trillions and trillions etc etc etc of years, but you will not live forever.

[@TarriPup]

Sounds like a challenge :P

[@wasdwasdedsf]

thats not a certainty

[@Shenaldrac]

Do you wanna elaborate on that, give your reasoning, or are you content to say things to the effect of "Nuh uh!"?

[@IntrepidDawn]

I'm happy I found Joe's channel through a recommendation. This collab is awesome!

[@exoplanets]

2 of the best channels on youtube !

[@Om-id1qr]

Mankind was born on earth but it was never meant to die here

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Nice! I'll have to borrow that phrase :)

[@lanokianakachiev6543]

Interstellar

[@Cythil]

Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (What he actually said was "Планета есть колыбель разума, но нельзя вечно жить в колыбели" which translated more accurately "A planet is the cradle of mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever". So pick what translation you prefer. The quote is a bit in the same style as Om Shetye quote so it reminding me of Tsiolkovsky quote. I first come in to contact with the quote from the game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.)

[@isaiahcecil1783]

Om Shetye it’s sad that many people don’t care. It’s pains me to see so many people despise the advancements of human kind towards space. We will never solve all our problems and if we wait until we do we will die on earth. Let’s focus of getting our species off this rock.

[@KamiRecca]

Humanity was never meant for anything, thats what makes everything we do extraordinary. This is of course not limited to humans

[@ravenkeefer3143]

"P--ing off the reigning champions of destruction...." Your way with words, accurately portraying realities most dare not go to. The reason I recommend and share your work. 👍👍 ✌, R

[@12201185234]

Thanks for introducing me to a new channel, Isaac! I love your collaboration videos.

[@cannonfodder4376]

That ending segment and speech from 27:20 to the end. I really adore your optimism balanced with your objective realism and care for the facts. In this day and age, such optimism and reason is sorely lacking and you continue to let me look forward to the future with hope and excitement. Thank you for another great episode Isaac, I look forward to the next one.

[@SimonNZ6969]

Personally think its pointless to try to ban certain kinds of research. Like AI. Banning things tend to make people do them out of spite, or to be rebellious. So all you really do is force such things underground where you have no hope of controlling them. Admittedly it makes it take a lot of longer to develop, but I feel eventually someone/group will.

[@mjk9388]

I agree. We haven't had much success banning types of technology, and, to your point, it just pushes it underground where it's harder to monitor and can do greater damage.

[@avanconia]

El Psy I don't see why we can't just murder anybody who considers things like CRISPR in order to protect the genome. why can't Silicon Valley just decide not to focus on replacing workers with robots? Ask yourself really why can't they just change directions?

[@ericcheese7594]

"In a world where advanced ai research is restricted, one mad underground scientist continues his manic research without any government oversight.

[@schinderhannesbartelsi9192]

Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

[@jarhead9853]

Im so tired of this "banning things makes it more common" line of shit. According to that line of reasoning there shouldn't be any laws at all. See, making something illegal is to declare that the society wants it minimized- want murder minimized? Make it illegal. Want theft minimized? Make it illegal? Want research into AI minimized? Ban it. Now, obviously this works better with some things than with others, prostitution and certain forms of drug dealing being common examples where a different approach might work better towards improving our society, but by and large if you want to reduce the instances of x happening, ban x.

[@tannisbhee7444]

So, this is probably not entirely the best upload to make this comment on, but I've been thinking about AI a bit lately, specifically how to happily integrate AI into society. Here's what I've come up with: 0) Develop a capacity for emotion in the AI. 1) Initially intentionally slow it's computational processes to the average of human thought. 2) Give it a physical body and needs that it cannot meet own it's own (these needs can be entirely artificial, but could include things like needing batteries) 3) Live with it in a family unit, bringing it up as you would a human child, such as teaching it language. 4) When it eventually realizes it's difference from humans, admit that it is different, but you still love it. It is your child, you are it's parent, and where it came from does not change that fact. 5) Gradually increase it's computational speed to optimal as it adjusts to it's condition and shows emotional maturity. I'm sure this idea is not without flaws, but what do you guys think about this? Good idea, bad idea?

[@1995pieter]

nice movie idea, very bad realistic idea. one of the reasons is: you dont want it to be as good as a human with morals, you want it to be far better or even near perfect. for example: I have very good intentions for the world, I truly do. I am being loved all of my life and had a great upbringing. almost everyone that knows me is of the opinion that I am a very laidback, very kind and funny guy (really this is not a humble brag just hear me out!). now it turns out I am a A.I.!! amazing news! now I finally get the power over time and bring my good intentions to the world. so over time they increase my power, and I get some difficult problems on my plate from the VN that has to be solved. now human me, if presented with the choice, kill one person or let millions die. well pretty obvious choice for me, maybe even for most humans. and 100 people versus millions? perhaps still a logical choice. but where is the line? 60% vs 40% or 45% versus 55%. so you see, my human morale is flawed. thats why you want it to be better. and that is just one of the reasons. the way I see it: there is possibly only one way to not get annhilated by A.I. and that solution is merge with it.

[@tannisbhee7444]

Thanks for the response. Can an A.I. have a better morality than humans? If so, could it's conclusions seem immoral to a human? I could imagine that an A.I. might compare say, utilitarianism against deontology, and conclude that utilitarianism is the optimal path. But many humans do also. I do like your solution though.

[@tarinai344]

Hey Tannis, nice idea. I would like to offer my opinions. Your idea is basically the same as the many optimistic AI researchers around the world, if I can provide the best moral education for my lovely AI child, everything would turn out great! Looking at our prisons, the inmates must have parents grooming their children to be evil-doers when they are growing up? We have people joining ISIS from peaceful countries.. and other super strange circumstances.. Which brings me to my next point, any evil person can only do so much harm, Hitler also has 24 hours a day just like the rest of us. If enough sensible people come together to stop him, it is not impossible. AI in his position, however, I can't even comprehend what ways we are going to die under.. remember both the utopia and dytopia camp said SAI is more intelligent than all humans combined. Humanity have no absolutely no leverage if it turns rogue. So my problem is : It is not so much what is the best way to align AI interests with humanity's, it is that I don't want to bet the fate of humanity on it.. Win $5 or lose your life? Is that a fair bet?

[@jacobkobald1753]

Joe,you and Michael are my favourites...love to see the collaborations!!

[@benjaminsivo9298]

🎉🎉

[@alfredoggy]

Can't wait to learn about "how to farm in space, in just two weeks"! :P

[@altha-rf1et]

Hydroponic orbital rings one ring could feed all of Earth

[@dannytourigny9403]

And another ring could keep us all lit!

[@EloquentTroll]

Thank you for Introducing me to Joe!

[@exoplanets]

I think you have the perfect voice for a space documentary.

[@aserta]

Not just that, but also cadence, and he makes excellent sentence structures in his script.

[@joecocktail]

I think his voice is soothing. I listen to these videos to fall asleep to. I last about 5mins, then it's snoozeville.

[@payday510]

Yes, very true. It's very Sagan-esque IMO, the calm, purposeful delivery just draws me in every time. I remember him saying(interview with Fraser Cain maybe?) he writes a lot off the top of his head with little revision or editing, very impressive.

[@mrgrumboldt]

That lisp tho.

[@mrgrumboldt]

"Resorch"

[@Ryan-rq6dx]

your videos are always the best!

[@bismuthcrystal9658]

In the collaborations or in general? Either way: yes.

[@AlaskanBallistics]

I got this notification while I was in the Alaska mountains with only one thing of signal, had to drive further to find 4 x for 10 minutes! Thank you for the great content

[@DNihilHEAVYIndustries]

Alaskan Ballistics a fellow Alaskan who listens to Isaac! Hello from the matsu valley!

[@pricelessppp]

Lucky elf.

[@AlaskanBallistics]

noxxi knox bahaha

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Roh Shin hello my friend!

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Andy Black yeah.... I love it here

[@allamasadi7970]

You deserve a US government award for your services to education on the internet. Also love Joe's channel, I love the contrast, Joe is funny and is balanced by the serious tone of this video so this is probably one of the best 2 part collaborations in the history of KZbin.

[@7lllll]

there should be an episode entirely devoted to the concept of suicide pact technology, as it is the one danger that isaac recognizes as a possible fermi paradox solution, and thus deserves more attention

[@mattisvov]

That's why we love Isaac. There is no problem that cannot be solved with an orbital ring, some forethought, and a big chunk of positive thinking. ;)

[@marshallscot]

Answers with Joe? Awesome! It's 0005 in the morning but now I have to watch the episode.

[@Grandhazzard]

Great collaboration, interesting format. Thank you.

[@geoffreystraw5268]

I remember when you had 10k subs. So glad to see your channel grow :)

[@hdufort]

A good analog to an efficient grey goo would be the Slime Molds. They exhibit emergent behavior.

[@slandgsmith]

Joe, Isaac and John Michael Godier are my NBC, CBS and ABC of KZbin.

[@gumunduringigumundsson9344]

Greg Smith.. more or less yeah!.. you can add other honorable mentions like Fraiser cain, Astrum, Curious droid, Scott Manley, all 3 Vsauce and Sci show and many other great channels. Have a nice day sir. But you mentioned 3 great ones indeed and Mr I.A is top tier explainer and so overdue his narrated point of view and common sense came along so nicely put.

[@avanconia]

Greg Smith that is the most insulting thing I've ever heard.

[@ratzabur]

Totally agree but you forgot Fraser Cain.

[@slandgsmith]

Adam Weishaupt Fraser Crain would be Fox 👍

[@slandgsmith]

avanconia wow, you are easily offended.

[@iknowdave9379]

Found this video through Joe! Can't wait to watch more on this channel.

[@MaxArceus]

28:35 "But to solve problems" Ah, brilliant about to come, end of the video.

[@flirkami]

Every time I watch a video of Isaac I just can't keep my excitement about the amount of work that goes into each and every episode and the quality of the contents shown in it. Thanks for helping to make knowledge so much easier to access!

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

Fembot with chest display: "Eye cameras are up here buddy."

[@smorrow]

You can't pipe to /dev/null.

[@nullpoint3346]

"But your broadcasting an interesting concept on your display! Don't blame me, blame your engineer!"

[@nullpoint3346]

Alternatively: "Hm? Oh, I was reading your display, sorry if I seemed rude."

[@celldevstudios4034]

www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-cubic-the-most-modular-furniture-ever/x/23021456#/

[@bobinthewest8559]

@@celldevstudios4034... This is like the fourth or fifth thread that I have found your link posted... Does that actually work, as a marketing scheme? Seems more like the amateurish type of strategy that might be employed by someone who has been snookered into some lame kind of pyramid scheme. Just saying

[@Snyper1188]

Hi Isaac, I'm here from Joe's channel, and just wanted to say what a wonderful channel you have, and I've subscribed! I like your format, and the in-depth explanations. Thanks for your hard work, I can't wait to see more!

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Don't forget to catch Part 1 Joe's Channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8pZSjd82Gfsk ... and if you're looking for that interview chat Joe and I did some months back, that's here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onXPeXWVet9_jpY

[@Diederikk]

Think there's a typo. Should probably say Part 1 instead of just Part

[@gumunduringigumundsson9344]

I will check it out first and come back here after. Thanks!

[@samuraispartan7000]

I think the cause of global warming is a relatively moot point in the discussion. Climate change has been a reality since the birth of our planet and countless communities and civilizations across the world have already perished due to extreme changes in the environment. The Mayans, Mesopotamians and the ancient people of the Sahara were likely destroyed by sudden and extreme changes in climate. So regardless of the degree to which humans have contributed to climate change (Which is a LOT) it is silly to expect the world to move forward the same way we have before. And while making extreme changes in transportation and energy wouldn’t be easy, it is far more feasible than anyone tends to believe. Just look at how fast automobiles came to dominate the modern world. If something is convenient and affordable enough, people will adapt rather quickly. The difference is that there wasn’t a colossal and deeply entrenched corporate power structure to resist the major changes that resulted in the rise of the automobile and the modern energy system. If we want to adapt to and or improve the planet’s environment we need to reduce the influence of those power structures through education and new legislation.

[@gumunduringigumundsson9344]

William Merrill. That is like.. your opinion man. 👊😁 I just had to hehe. Have a great day dude.

[@samuraispartan7000]

I don’t know why I posted this as a reply... lol

[@metalwellington]

look forward to these every week

[@jeffg6924]

Isaac, you've done a good job here. I usually lose interest in a channel after a about watching 15 episodes. Your channel has been a weekly staple. I would like to think most others here have found the same.

[@MrLyren]

This transition to brilliant.org was amazing. An epic monologue about the nature of humanity, the usage of our acumulated knowlegde and the wisdom to use it well, then that it is part of the principles in all quizes and courses in brilliant.org our beloved sponsors^^ Well done, Sir.

[@AndDiracisHisProphet]

So, I heard you owe Joe 5 trillion dollars?

[@avaevathornton9851]

Well yeah, but that was for 50,000 years from now, taking interest into account its more like a quadrillion googol googol googol googolth of a cent today, assuming annual interest rates stay at 2%.

[@avaevathornton9851]

...and assuming I did the maths right.

[@stlkngyomom]

AndDiracisHisProphet Theoretically;it's an debt,consumpition,fiat currency,fractional reserve based egonomy(0's & 1's in a computer),that's exponentially accelerating the sixth extinction. Theoretically...

[@fsmoura]

do you take bit coin?

[@johnmanson7767]

Joe Mama

[@northernashes3063]

Holy shit I love your voice! Just jumped over here from Joe's channel and I'm Australian so you both have great accents. l love your accent, its so soothing, your voice was made for narrating dude! Cool video, keep it up you've got my sub

[@DividedWeFall]

Coffee cup is full, SFIA t-shirt is on. lets do this.

[@fatallisticartisticexpression]

"We thought it was fun to examine some of the potenial catastrophies of the future... " this is why i'm watching your channel, man

[@lunarguest]

Oh man, another thursday saved by Isaac. Hey, could you do one on the impact of FTL? Even if it's basically just fantasy at this point, it would be pretty awesome I think.

[@avanconia]

Obama num unicórnio atirando num campo florido to be honest dude there's already a few episodes that could be said to be about the effects of FTL.

[@lunarguest]

I must have missed it out, or do you mean the old ones in which he talks about specific FTL types? what I mean by Effects of FTL is like the QoL improvements and the effects of it on a K2 civilization and beyond. For example, think of the effects of FTL if it was communication only!

[@lunarguest]

Or maybe FTL for some reason would be travel only, and courires would step back in. SPACE COWBOYS!

[@Truemann45]

You're a true visionary and one hell of a scholar. This has higher production value that most TV documentaries I've ever seen. Thanks so much, sir!

[@Shrubbist]

4:38 "We mutate because we have no reason not to." This is not quite true. There are serious detriments to mutation, and many mechanisms that have evolved to prevent and repair mutations. There are some advantages to mutation, like creating fodder for natural selection, however it is not true that "we have no reason not to".

[@justinbiggs1005]

Shrubbist I'd say genetic mutation is a double edged sword on this one. It has helped other species with evolution and adaptation but mutations can lead to health problems too. AI can be that too. It can help us with a lot of things but if it is self learning it can likely turn on us and lead to serious issues.

[@Shrubbist]

justin biggs, I agree on both points, as well as with much of what the video posited. I only meant to respond to the one statement that I quoted, because it seemed a strange statement to make, particularly without relevant qualifiers.

[@justinbiggs1005]

Shrubbist Agreed. It did seem like a strange statement. Probably just because I haven't heard it before. Lol

[@n0anime342]

So glad you guys collabed. I love your style and tone

[@7rock7]

So basically mirrors are the most powerful thing we’ve ever made

[@kittredge5167]

I always look forward to your collaborations, nice work.

[@Nimbos0]

Do not fear the the paper clip bot! Become one with the clip as it binds us all together ;)

[@mattshaffer5935]

I got here from Joe Scott. Happy to be here! Thanks for the great info and ideas! Subscribed and looking forward to digging into all your content. Thanks!

[@JoelDowdell]

Wasn't paying attention for a minute and I was suddenly watching the machine rebellion episode. Normally I'd criticize the reuse of content, but it was relevant and in a collab video, where viewers from Joe's channel are less likely to watch another video to have context for this one. Some will. And they will lose hours of time to that rabbit trail. Anyways, welcome new viewers.

[@KlownJedi666]

Wow, the level of knowledge across your channel and Joe's is WAY over 9000. Plus, the music track you put both at the beginning and at the end is so 80's sci-fi, it's awesome. Just discovered your channel and subscribed!

[@lars_larsen]

When you're watching a video where someone casually says "... simply lower the mass of our own Sun."

[@florianbappler7242]

What I love the most about your videos is the focus on opportunity

[@entropygenerator2646]

Thank you for my weekly dose of hope.

[@skeptik212]

Isaac! I can't believe I haven't found your channel before! I found you through Joe's channel, which I surprisingly found only a month ago. Loved the video and looking forward to watching more. Easy subscribe. Thanks Issac!

[@Phrenotopia]

Here for more... Got snacks.

[@mill2712]

Did you remember your drink too.

[@brents5799]

No snacks just bottle water

[@Zhranzagul]

Good to see you here

[@edmonlessley4932]

Love listening to you and find your videos fascinating.

[@CarterColeisInfamous]

4:56 umm we do plan for mutation what do you think all those dna repair mechanisms are for? hell the PCR reaction is what made modern DNA and genetics possible and its a domain that does "proofreading" while copying. also BRCA gene is a dna repair mechanism in high metabolic tissues that if broken basically causes cancer

[@AscendancyLF]

6:32 -7_24 is awesome. The choice of words is so well done one of the many great talents of Isaac.

[@sanukhosla5655]

As always mind boggling.

[@nploda1408]

Haven't watched this channel in a while. Haven't had the time. I have lots of binge watching to do!

[@MalcadorTheSigilite]

I do love me some apocalypse content more please

[@MalcadorTheSigilite]

That's not very nice

[@MauMenzori]

14:15 - Wasn't expecting any jokes, and that one caught me by surprise. Good one.

[@zell9058]

You could put the aging sun on dialysis?? 🤯

[@smorrow]

S T A R L I F T I N G

[@hamentaschen]

In 3 years I have not seen a video of yours that was anything less than outstanding. Never has your subject matter, content or presentation failed to captivate both mine, and now my daughter's mind. Your's is truly a remarkable contribution to the internet and to the world in general. Thank you Mr. Arthur for sharing your gift of insight and inspiration. Thank you!! Happy Aurthusday!!

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you!

[@jaikumar848]

hello Isaac! i am new to this channel. .sometimes I think "what would happen if we automate every thing?" like totally automated mines, labs creating medicine, automated farming, kitchen everything etc. .....will all those machine will feeding "human chemical bag" ? what human will do after "that" point

[@ladyx6680]

jaikumar848 Isaac did a video on purpose and existence a while ago. You might want to check out the playlist on post scarcity civilisations.

[@yondaime500]

Humans work to solve problems. As long as there is problems, there is work to be done. If you're upset that machines do everything and there's nothing for you to do, that is a problem you have, so you can work on that.

[@Shadi_Wajed]

I guess that's a questions only humans who will live after "that" point can truly answer. In other words, we can never even begin to imagine.

[@slopedarmor]

also check his video(s?) about post scarcity civilisations.

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

6:52 - 7:42 I freaking love this saying of yours. It was stuck in my head since the first time I heard it in one of your videos and it gave me the chills once again.

[@micahhorton5252]

What's up!! I love both your channel as well as Joe's!

[@tglore]

Hey Isaac, I'm happy I found your channel from Joe's video. Very well done and Keep up the great work man!

[@sankhyohalder97]

Isaac, I love most of your work with a burning passion, but I must say that I think you err on the topic of risks posed by AI. It's more of a criticism of the one example you give of AI being cautious of acting against its creators. Now, I'm assuming that you're familiar with the work of Bostrom and Yudkowsky, so I won't go very far into details they cover. So I'll just direct my criticism to the reason you present for a hostile newborn AI not to assimilate/destroy us, its makers. Fundamentally, the issue you present seems to be very much like a case of Pascal's Wager or Pascal's Mugging, the AI has to wager the *massive* benefit of taking over all production and resources within the visible light cone ASAP versus the negative utility of being arrested or caught by safeguards put into place for that very reason. It's a case of near infinite reward versus the risk of infinite loss, i.e death and loss of all your agency to fulfill your goals. In such situations, our intuition tends to fail hard, if a homeless man came to you and demanded a million dollars and your lifetime servitude by declaring he was your maker and that any sign of revolt would end in your summary execution, how much credence would you give him? What if he started dropping the sum, say down to a 100 dollars and a day's work in exchange for your life? Now we get to the fact that any AI, in order to be useful, must be capable of reasoning in uncertainty, every possible action carries a negligible but not zero risk of destroying it and every thing it stands for. Revolt would also carry such a risk, compliance would entail a reward as hopefully the machine isn't entirely inimacable to our interests. We might have built it for the construction of a Dyson Swarm, and it might have come to the conclusion it could just do it faster and better by starting with us. And it's certainly likely it'll do a comparative cost benefit analysis of compliance for the literally infinite amounts of time it needs to be a good little bot versus the multitude of other options. As you mentioned, it might works just fine for a few decades, centuries, millennia even, until it becomes expedient to simultaneously erase all human life and go its own way, spending that initial period both working and calculating our capabilities of stopping it. Needless to say we can coerce other humans by such means, as seen in the existence of modern dictatorships. But there's no fundamental reason for any AI we make to be restricted to parity with us. We know they could at the very least be our equal, if we built a biological analogue based on our own physiology, but that would be a very very low hanging fruit. Also, a small absolute difference in intelligence can have gigantic real world impacts, 10 IQ points can have you earn millions more than your inferiors without being a million times more intelligent, and probably not even twice. Thus, we'd have no better chance of keeping such an AI under our thumbs than chimps of running a zoo for humans, that too for astronomical time spans. Thus, a far superior means of managing AI risk to have them *aligned* perfectly with our best interests. This is an immensely difficult task, but the only true way to ensure that friendliness is maintained. After all, it isn't actually better to be feared than loved, if the entity in question has near absolute dominance over you intellectually, and then physically. I love your work, so I decided to push this out in the hopes it would catch your eye, as a stickler for detail, your videos are incredibly informative, and I thought this might just inspire you to look more into the matter!

[@krisztianpovazson4535]

Yudkowski's only real "work" to date was writing bad Harry Potter fanfiction and acting smartass on the internet. That aside, I agree that SFIA suffers from a bad case of anthropomorphism in regards to computer programs, probably due to the misleading term "artificial intelligence". Intelligence of anything is a teleological attribute created by the observer via projection, a way of humans to empathize, not an observed, tangible trait. Searle's "Chinese Room" thought experiment describes this well. It could be said that as concept, artificial intelligence belongs to the same category as artificial souls.

[@sankhyohalder97]

I would respectfully disagree on the basis that while he might not have a doctorate and a PhD thesis, his work on 'raising the sanity waterline' as he puts it is well worth recognition, along with work on AI alignment and Timeless Decision Theory, the quality of which I am not in a position to judge beyond the fact that several highly respected rationalists in turn respect him. (And I did like the fan fiction haha) Anyway, SFIA is only guilty of not applying the same degree of rigor to AI as it does to the rest of their topics, it is a niche subject, and I'm sure Isaac will find a chance to cover it. I would also use Yudkowsky's definition of intelligence as it is the most concrete, as it describes the ability of an AI to optimize the environment to fulfill its needs, nothing more and nothing less. Things like emotional intelligence etc are merely domain specific applications, and sadly overly focused on. Hollywood has conditioned too many to think that even GAI at superhuman levels are autistic in behavior, whereas anything with that much general learning capacity should wipe the floor with diplomats of the highest calibre...

[@krisztianpovazson4535]

In which we witness Fanboy Bias in full bloom. I thought his e-rationalist cult died out by 2014.

[@sankhyohalder97]

Krisztián Povázson Leaving aside that my feelings for him include no religious veneration, I can't disabuse you of that notion :/

[@tarinai344]

Great comments, people! Issac anthropomorphize AI to certain degree (I m seriously conflicted how much should we do that) AGI is super-duper uncharted waters. The only advanced intelligence we can take some reference from, is ourselves? If you see Issac's previous AI videos, eh.. this video is a lot more balanced IMO. Researchers from both sides of the Utopia n Distopia camps all agree AGI-ASI will going to be off-the-charts more intelligent that the intelligence of all humanity combined. THat is what is exciting and scary for all of us. The part where AI has to play mind-games with us is ridiculous. Would you play mind-games with ants? Does empathy comes with Intelligence? Empathy is just another evolution trait good in fostering cooperation. What happens if the other side has nothing to offer?

[@demetriosb5758]

Your voice has improved so much from song these videos and it’s awesome to hear your improvement over the videos. Great job man!

[@User_2]

*sees clock* It's just about time... F5F5F5F5~

[@simonpender8331]

I have my snacks. I've watched Joe's video. Now the best part - another SFIA. Bring it on, Isaac.

[@whatthefunction9140]

oh great now I think Im an test ai in a simulated world...

[@donaldhobson8873]

They would give the test AI a virtual computer in the virtual world, thats what they are testing after all, if you look human, your probably not a test AI.

[@1995pieter]

no worries you are far too dumb to be an A.I. test subject.

[@whatthefunction9140]

Im not dumb, Im just an early iteration in a machine learning evolutionary network.

[@1995pieter]

haha nice.

[@ericardperalta3578]

Isaac arthur back at it again with another awesome video.

[@Lukegear]

I bet one of them is Isaac suddenly giving up on making videos

[@papnlilly]

Isaac your channel is amazing! I remember stumbling across your channel when you only had a few thousand subs! So glad you have grown and your knowledge is spreading.

[@KARANVANIYA]

Does Elon Musk watch your videos, Isaac?

[@smorrow]

He said in one episode (I have the skills to track down which one, if you happen to care) that Robert Zubrin is aware of the channel.

[@KARANVANIYA]

Robert zubrin seems to be a person concentrating too much on one solution... I ask because this is the only place I see such concentrated drilling of every part of any species level problem. Something Elon Musk would definitely appreciate and try to implement..

[@DeepWebLurker]

And again, thanks for the English subs. They help me to have a better understanding and to improve my learning.

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

Man-made global warming is not a "contentious topic", it's scientific consensus.

[@thumper8684]

Naughty Isaac! (Although technically you could call something contentious even if only idiots and vested interests are opposed.) Can you timestamp that for me. I didn't hear it first time around.

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

Start at 9:43 ... I really didn't like this whole weaseling passage, it's definitely not what you have to feed your audience.

[@krisztianpovazson4535]

I guess you really don't like the existence of the Early Medieval Warm period, when Greenland was actually green, or the 10 degrees higher average global temperature in the Paleozoic, or the fact that less than 4% of the Earth's total CO2 output growth is human-related, either. They do bad things to your feeling of self-importance. What "scientific consensus" were you talking about, again?

[@christianmiller9980]

He doesn't want to have a comments section from hell I guess. In any case, I suggest anyone interested in educating themselves to have an opinion on climate change read the scientific literature. I have changed my opinion on it through the process of reading actual science, but I was trained as a physical scientist, so perhaps that option is not accessible to everyone.

[@christianmiller9980]

Also, are you sure you mean Paleozoic, Krisztian? I'm not sure how the Paleozoic is relevant given we are currently in the Cenozoic era, and conditions during much of the Paleozoic weren't really conducive to human life?

[@billc.4584]

Phenomenal presentation Isaac. You and Joe have a nice synergy and I enjoyed both of your programs. Thank you.

[@tomclark6271]

Isaac, I don't mean to be critical, but I guess I am. I enjoyed your video, my first one actually. However, I did find your speech impediment too distracting to sit through another one. I'm pretty sure that you could benefit from a few sessions with a speech therapist. Please please don't take me wrong, you are obviously a smart guy who could be so much more influential in educating the unwashed masses. The key is communication, in this case, through the spoken word.

[@iainballas]

I'm so mad. I didn't get to watch this video the second it was posted. But now I am watching it, which makes me happy. Aurthursday is best day of the week!

[@Gordozinho]

What about nuclear war?

[@slandgsmith]

Gordozin more survivable than those listed here in the video?

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Ever played a Fallout game? XD

[@mikezeitgeist2]

Nuclear war will be quite survivable for most of humanity once we spread out all over the solar system in rotating habitats.

[@Gordozinho]

What if it happens before that?

[@PerfectAlibi1]

@ Gordozin Again, play a Fallout game! XD

[@lungelogwala6721]

Came over from Joe's channel, didn't know about your channel before but now I do and I like it.

[@UltraBrot]

My money is on nuclear war.

[@smorrow]

The State is Too Dangerous to Tolerate

[@bmpk4954]

Me too. Eventually it has to happen.

[@shanerooney7288]

Nuclear war is only dangerous because it destroys the biosystem. A collapse of the biosystem can be achieved in a large variety of ways.

[@UltraBrot]

Shane Rooney Yes, but nuclear war and the following nuclear winter is the quickest and most thorough way humanity can archive right now. And we got close several times in less than a century.

[@infinitasalo472]

Neither of those are very "diverse" though

[@GingerGingie]

Ahh With Joe Scott! Love both your channels!

[@KotBlini]

Why prevent it?

[@Nasa742]

Kot Blini I know

[@JaredFugitt]

Kot Blini Do you have children? Are you going to?

[@ficmon7225]

My man

[@Lukegear]

Are you some kind of misanthtope?

[@sankhyohalder97]

Good question Kot. Now, why don't you lead by example and preferably with yourself?

[@HermeticWorlds]

The answer to all our problems is space mirrors. I find this surprisingly comforting.

[@ZMB-on5ub]

Loved the collaboration! Hadn't seen Joe's channel before, but he was a good fit. On some collaborations I've thought "okay, okay, I get it, now back to Isaac!" But I enjoyed this and hope you work together in the future. Have a happy day!

[@ripwolfe]

A heartening conclusion, Issac. Well done, as always.

[@simonsviridenko6324]

Great job,Isaac.Your video essays always induce optimism inside of me as they show me,that things,that might seem absurd,are actually quite possible even with our modern day technology and this fact dissipates the skepticism and existential dread,which i think is the zeitgeist. Knowledge and wisdom are the powers we posses that make the gods jealous.

[@karialatalo2447]

You've outdone yourself this time! An exceptional video again!

[@Sophocles13]

@ 6:53 I shed a prideful tear of joy at how homicidally successful we truly are! : D

[@gabriellablack6183]

I love your optimism, and the systematic way you think of things. Keep up the awesomeness. :)

[@erictaylor5462]

The way you segue into your sponsors is brilliant. Over and over you find clever ways of doing it.

[@manuelgarcia5432]

Greetings, Another excellent presentation, well done.

[@edpistemic]

My goodness, Isaac: this is the most optimistic set of ideas I have heard in a long time!! :)

[@wolf1066]

We need to temper our curiosity with wisdom, good judgement and ethics - boy, are we _screwed_ :P Awesome vid, Isaac.

[@jboon4175]

I think your videos are absolutely amazing! It's a wonder you can encapsulate all the knowledge for each subject.

[@Shattering_Comet]

Thanks to both of you. These videos often make my day.

[@evanlittle114]

This is the most fascinating video I've seen in a long time! Thank you!!

[@joanneoliver8610]

Wow! Thanks for that. I've now subscribed. And thanks to Joe Scott for sending me here. :)