Robert Wright – War and the AI Race

<p>Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=0s" target="_blank">0:00</a> The uncertain future of AI </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=286s" target="_blank">4:46</a> What would it mean to “lose the AI race” to China? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=495s" target="_blank">8:15</a> The promise and peril of artificial general intelligence </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=721s" target="_blank">12:01</a> The international policy challenges of AI </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=872s" target="_blank">14:32</a> Can Trump deliver peace between Russia and Ukraine? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=1126s" target="_blank">18:46</a> Are there any good argument for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=1435s" target="_blank">23:55</a> Bob: With Iran weakened, Israel faces a decision: bombs or diplomacy </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=1709s" target="_blank">28:29</a> The continuing assault on Gaza </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=1953s" target="_blank">32:33</a> Antiwar speech codes </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=2277s" target="_blank">37:57</a> Apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=2595s" target="_blank">43:15</a> Missed opportunities to turn the temperature down in Israel </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=3089s" target="_blank">51:29</a> Bob: The international community has little sway over Israel </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVRrKZN7XTw&#38;t=3265s" target="_blank">54:25</a> The advantages of cognitive empathy</p><p>Recorded December 17, 2024</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://nonzero.substack.com/" target="_blank">Bob’s Substack, the </a><a href="https://nonzero.substack.com/" target="_blank"><em>Nonzero Newsletter</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Nonzero" target="_blank">Nonzero on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Nagel_Bat.pdf" target="_blank">Thomas Nagel’s essay, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Q_Fe_yclo" target="_blank">Bob’s most recent conversation with Thomas Friedman</a></p><p><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/p/self-censorship-in-a-time-of-war" target="_blank">Glenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034" target="_blank"><em>Palestine: Peace not Apartheid</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553" target="_blank">Ilan Papé’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553" target="_blank"><em>The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Message-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/0593230388" target="_blank">Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Message-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/0593230388" target="_blank"><em>The Message</em></a></p><p><a href="https://nonzero.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-hamas" target="_blank">Bob’s </a><a href="https://nonzero.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-hamas" target="_blank"><em>Nonzero</em></a><a href="https://nonzero.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-hamas" target="_blank"> essay, “The Truth about Hamas”</a></p><p><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/04/was-arafat-the-problem.html" target="_blank">Bob’s 2002 </a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/04/was-arafat-the-problem.html" target="_blank"><em>Slate </em></a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/04/was-arafat-the-problem.html" target="_blank">essay, “Was Arafat the Problem?”</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>