Podcast Episodes

Karl Friston - Why Intelligence Can't Get Too Large (Goldilocks principle)

In this episode, hosts Tim and Keith finally realize their long-held dream of sitting down with their hero, the brilliant neuroscientist Professor Karl Friston. The conversation is a fascinating and …

Published on 16 hours ago

The Day AI Solves My Puzzles Is The Day I Worry (Prof. Cristopher Moore)

We are joined by Cristopher Moore, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute with a diverse background in physics, computer science, and machine learning.

The conversation begins with Cristopher, who call…

Published on 6 days, 17 hours ago

Michael Timothy Bennett: Defining Intelligence and AGI Approaches

Dr. Michael Timothy Bennett is a computer scientist who's deeply interested in understanding artificial intelligence, consciousness, and what it means to be alive. He's known for his provocative pape…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Superintelligence Strategy (Dan Hendrycks)

Deep dive with Dan Hendrycks, a leading AI safety researcher and co-author of the "Superintelligence Strategy" paper with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

DeepMind Genie 3 [World Exclusive] (Jack Parker Holder, Shlomi Fruchter)

This episode features Shlomi Fuchter and Jack Parker Holder from Google DeepMind, who are unveiling a new AI called Genie 3. The host, Tim Scarfe, describes it as the most mind-blowing technology he …

Published on 1 month ago

Large Language Models and Emergence: A Complex Systems Perspective (Prof. David C. Krakauer)

Prof. David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute argues that we are fundamentally confusing knowledge with intelligence, especially when it comes to AI.

He defines true intelligence as the ab…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Pushing compute to the limits of physics

Dr. Maxwell Ramstead grills Guillaume Verdon (AKA “Beff Jezos”) who's the founder of Thermodynamic computing startup Extropic.

Guillaume shares his unique path – from dreaming about space travel as a …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)

Are the AI models you use today imposters?

Please watch the intro video we did before this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1q6Hhz0MAg

In this episode, hosts Dr. Tim Scarfe and Dr. Duggar are joined b…

Published on 2 months ago

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)

What if today's incredible AI is just a brilliant "impostor"? This episode features host Dr. Tim Scarfe in conversation with guests Prof. Kenneth Stanley (ex-OpenAI), Dr. Keith Duggar (MIT), and Arka…

Published on 2 months ago

Three Red Lines We're About to Cross Toward AGI (Daniel Kokotajlo, Gary Marcus, Dan Hendrycks)

What if the most powerful technology in human history is being built by people who openly admit they don't trust each other? In this explosive 2-hour debate, three AI experts pull back the curtain on…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago