Jaan Tallinn - The Case for a Pause Before We Birth AGI (AGI Destinations Series, Episode 2)

This is an interview with Jaan Tallinn, billionaire tech mogul (Kazaa, Skype), brilliant thinker, and long-time funder for AI safety causes.

This is the second episode in a 5-part series about "AGI Destinations" - where we unpack the preferable and non-preferable futures humanity might strive towards in the years ahead.

Watch Jaan's full episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/gnIKpsqrtsE

See the full article from this episode: https://danfaggella.com/tallinn1

This episode referred to the following other essays and resources:

-- The Intelligence Trajectory Political Matrix: danfaggella.com/itpm
-- The SDGs of Strong AGI: https://emerj.com/ai-power/sdgs-of-ai/

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