This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.wethefifth.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/3952006-robert-wright">Robert Wright</a>’s new book The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning, is out now (<a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/120616/9781668061657">Bookshop</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/120616/9781668061657">Amazon</a>)•“Conference” = group sex•21 years of successfully avoiding podcast wealth•Interviewing the godfather of AI•A tiger and a rattlesnake•Matt gets quizzed on LLMs•The God Test•The shock of vibe coding•China and the superintelligence arms race•Re…

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