EP 2: The Signal

2025-10-02 · 54 min · episode 2 · 11 entities

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EP 2: The Signal
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discusses Documentary concept

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mentioned Superintelligence book

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nd Justin Murphy LINKS: Karen Hao’s book “Empire of AI” Nick Bostrom's book "Superintelligence" CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by And
references Superintelligence book

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nd Justin Murphy LINKS: Karen Hao’s book “Empire of AI” Nick Bostrom's book "Superintelligence" CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by And

Episode description as stored

In 1951, Alan Turing predicted machines might one day surpass human intelligence and 'take control.' He created a test to alert us when we were getting close. But seventy years of science fiction later, the real threat feels like just another movie plot. THIS EPISODE FEATURES: Connor Leahy, Max Tegmark, Robin Hanson, Karen Hao, Nick Bostrom, Sam Harris, and Justin Murphy LINKS: Karen Hao’s book “Empire of AI” Nick Bostrom's book "Superintelligence" CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner Music for this episode was composed by ⁠Scott Devendorf⁠, ⁠Ben Lanz⁠, ⁠Cobey Bienert⁠, and Matthew Boll The Last Invention artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠here⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News and FIRE ⁠GROUND NEWS⁠ : Go to ⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. ⁠FIRE⁠ This is a paid sponsorship link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices