Taiwan's Cyber Ambassador-At-Large Says Humans & AI Can FOOM Together

Audrey Tang was the youngest minister in Taiwanese history. Now she's working to align AI with democratic principles as Taiwan's Cyber Ambassador.

In this debate, I probe her P(doom) and stress-test her vision for safe AI development.

Timestamps

00:00:00 — Episode Preview

00:01:43 — Introducing Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador of Taiwan

00:07:20 — Being Taiwan’s First Digital Minister

00:17:19 — What's Your P(Doom)? ™

00:21:10 — Comparing AI Risk to Nuclear Risk

00:22:53 — The Statement on AI Extinction Risk

00:27:29 — Doomerism as a Hyperstition

00:30:51 — Audrey Explains Her Vision of "Plurality"

00:37:17 — Audrey Explains Her Principles of Civic Ethics, The "6-Pack of Care"

00:45:58 — AGI Timelines: "It's Already Here"

00:54:41 — The Apple Analogy

01:03:09 — What If AI FOOMs?

01:11:19 — What AI Can vs What AI Will Do

01:15:20 — Lessons from COVID-19

01:19:59 — Is Society Ready? Audrey Reflects on a Personal Experience with Mortality

01:23:50 — AI Alignment Cannot Be Top-Down

01:34:04 — AI-as-Mother vs AI-as-Gardener

01:37:26 — China and the Geopolitics of AI Chip Manufacturing in Taiwan

01:40:47 — Red Lines, International Treaties, and the Off Button

01:48:26 — Debate Wrap-Up

Links

Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy by Glen Weyl and Audrey Tang — https://www.amazon.com/Plurality-Future-Collaborative-Technology-Democracy/dp/B0D98RPKCK

Audrey’s X — https://x.com/audreyt

Audrey’s Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Tang

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