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Theo Jaffee
#15: Perry Metzger - Extropians, Nanotech, AI Optimism, and the Alliance for the Future
1 hour 44 minutes Posted May 14, 2024 at 5:02 am.
Intro
How Perry got into extropianism
Is extropianism the same as e/acc?
Why extropianism died out
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Perry and Eliezer’s Twitter beef
TESCREAL, Baptists and bootleggers
Why Eliezer became a doomer
Is singularitarianism eschatology?
Will nanotech kill us?
What if the offense-defense balance favors offense?
Instrumental convergence and agency
How Alliance for the Future was founded
Decels
China
Why a nonprofit lobbying firm?
How to convince legislators
Can the government do anything good on AI?
The future of Alliance for the Future
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Show notes
Perry Metzger is an entrepreneur, technology manager, consultant, computer scientist, early proponent of extropianism and futurism, and co-founder and chairman of the Alliance for the Future.
Perry’s Twitter: https://x.com/perrymetzger
AFTF’s Twitter: https://x.com/aftfuture
AFTF’s Manifesto: https://www.affuture.org/manifesto/
An Archaeological Dig Through The Extropian Archives: https://mtabarrok.com/extropia-archaeology
Alliance for the Future: https://www.affuture.org/
Donate to AFTF: affuture.org/donate
Sci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-2tpwW0kmU
Transcript: https://www.theojaffee.com/p/15-perry-metzger
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