The 20th century saw unprecedented change: nuclear weapons, satellites, the rise and fall of communism, third-wave feminism, the internet, postmodernism, game theory, genetic engineering, the Big Bang theory, quantum mechanics, birth control, and more. Now imagine all of it compressed into just 10 years.That’s the future Will MacAskill — philosopher and researcher at the Forethought Centre for AI Strategy — argues we need to prepare for in his new paper “Preparing for the intelligence explosion.” Not in the distant future, but probably in three to seven years.These highlights are from episode #213 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast: Will MacAskill on AI causing a “century in a decade” — and how we’re completely unprepared, and include:Rob's intro

A century of history crammed into a decade

What does a good future with AGI even look like?

AI takeover might happen anyway — should we rush to load in our values?

Lock-in is plausible where it never was before

ML researchers are feverishly working to destroy their own power

People distrust utopianism for good reason

Non-technological disruption

The 3 intelligence explosions

Intro

A century of history crammed into a decade

What does a good future with AGI even look like?

AI takeover might happen anyway — should we rush to load in our values?

Lock-in is plausible where it never was before

ML researchers are feverishly working to destroy their own power

People distrust utopianism for good reason

Non-technological disruption

The 3 intelligence explosions