(4 hour) March 2025 interview with William MacAskill, author of What We Owe the Future. Introducing his new paper - Preparing for the Intelligence Explosion - 11 March 2025 Summary takeaway - if we’re about to have 100 years of progress happening in the space of 10 years, how do we prepare? Topics Software intelligence explosion (43m) Hardware intelligence explosion (45m), e.g. AI robots doing everything Space governance (1h21m50s) Very optimised education and training (2h7m45s) Training for politicians AI as a coach, career, productivity, life, health coach (2h11m53s) Dealmaking AI (2h12m48s) Further reading Moorhouse, F., MacAskill, W. (2025). Preparing for the Intelligence Explosion. Available at: Forethought.org Related pages Book summary - What We Owe The Future, by Will MacAskill Discuss on X Interview with Will MacAskill (March 2025) on AGI preparedness https://t.co/hiGmQ9hp4S #agipreparedness ...

Tyler Cowen is one of those great minds that whenever an interview is released, I’ll take a listen. An Economics professor at George Mason University, Tyler could be better described as a polymath, and he is most prolific as a writer on his blog Marginal Revolution. The world I’ve lived in has not changed that much since I was born but that’s about to change. You could say its changed already but it’s not fully instantiated in most of the things we do ...

With AI advancements, many wonder what will set workers apart in the future, particularly those involved in knowledge work and the professions. When AI has all the knowledge and all the intelligence, what value does the human worker bring? The answer is agency - high agency. High-agency individuals - those who take ownership of their actions, shape circumstances rather than react to them, and turn obstacles into opportunities - are the ones that will thrive. ...

Passkeys are a modern authentication method designed to replace traditional passwords. Passkeys use cryptographic key pairs — public and private keys — to provide a more secure way to log in to websites and applications. The private key is securely stored on the user’s device, typically within a hardware security module (HSM), trusted platform module (TSM), or a secure enclave, while the corresponding public key is stored on the service’s server. By eliminating the need for passwords, passkeys help reduce the risk of phishing attacks, credential theft, and exposure of user credentials through password dumps. Passkeys often rely on the FIDO2 authentication standards, which provide a secure, passwordless login experience. ...

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