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Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #407

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Guillaume Verdon (aka Beff Jezos on Twitter) is a physicist, quantum computing researcher, and founder of e/acc (effective accelerationism) movement. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:  …...more
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Introduction

0:00

Beff Jezos

2:23

Thermodynamics

12:21

Doxxing

18:36

Anonymous bots

28:30

Power

35:58

AI dangers

38:29

Building AGI

42:01

Merging with AI

50:14

p(doom)

57:56

Quantum machine learning

1:13:23

Quantum computer

1:26:41

Aliens

1:35:15

Quantum gravity

1:40:04

Kardashev scale

1:45:25

Effective accelerationism (e/acc)

1:47:17

Humor and memes

1:57:47

Jeff Bezos

2:00:53

Elon Musk

2:07:25

Extropic

2:13:55

Singularity and AGI

2:22:31

AI doomers

2:26:29

Effective altruism

2:27:54

Day in the life

2:34:23

Identity

2:40:50

Advice for young people

2:43:40

Mortality

2:45:42

Meaning of life

2:49:25
Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #407
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Guillaume Verdon (aka Beff Jezos on Twitter) is a physicist, quantum computing researcher, and founder of e/acc (effective accelerationism) movement. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/guillaume-verd... EPISODE LINKS: Guillaume Verdon Twitter:   / gillverd   Beff Jezos Twitter:   / basedbeffjezos   Extropic: https://extropic.ai/ E/acc Blog: https://effectiveaccelerationism.subs... PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:23 - Beff Jezos 12:21 - Thermodynamics 18:36 - Doxxing 28:30 - Anonymous bots 35:58 - Power 38:29 - AI dangers 42:01 - Building AGI 50:14 - Merging with AI 57:56 - p(doom) 1:13:23 - Quantum machine learning 1:26:41 - Quantum computer 1:35:15 - Aliens 1:40:04 - Quantum gravity 1:45:25 - Kardashev scale 1:47:17 - Effective accelerationism (e/acc) 1:57:47 - Humor and memes 2:00:53 - Jeff Bezos 2:07:25 - Elon Musk 2:13:55 - Extropic 2:22:31 - Singularity and AGI 2:26:29 - AI doomers 2:27:54 - Effective altruism 2:34:23 - Day in the life 2:40:50 - Identity 2:43:40 - Advice for young people 2:45:42 - Mortality 2:49:25 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:
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