Tom Barnes on How to Build a Resilient World

Future of Life Institute Podcast

Tom Barnes joins the podcast to discuss how much the world spends on AI capabilities versus AI safety, how governments can prepare for advanced AI, and how to build a more resilient world.

Tom's report on advanced AI: https://www.founderspledge.com/research/research-and-recommendations-advanced-artificial-intelligence

Timestamps:

00:00 Spending on safety vs capabilities

09:06 Racing dynamics - is the classic story true?

28:15 How are governments preparing for advanced AI?

49:06 US-China dialogues on AI

57:44 Coordination failures

1:04:26 Global resilience

1:13:09 Patient philanthropy

The John von Neumann biography we reference: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706577/the-man-from-the-future-by-ananyo-bhattacharya/