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Rob Wiblin

This podcast explores how individuals can leverage their careers to make a significant positive impact on the world. Through in-depth discussions and interviews, it examines pressing global issues, often with a focus on the potential and risks of artificial intelligence, and is aimed at...

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The best global health ideas we’ve heard on the show (from 17 experts)
Apr 7, 2026 · 4:06:51
✨ Experts share top global health and poverty reduction strategies.
4:06:51
What Everyone is Missing about Anthropic vs The Pentagon
Apr 2, 2026 · 0:13:20
✨ Anthropic refused Pentagon demands to allow AI kill decisions and domestic surveillance.
0:13:20
AI Designed a New Life-form From Scratch
Mar 31, 2026 · 3:10:30
✨ AI designed novel bacteriophage genomes from scratch.
Richard Moulange
3:10:30
A ceasefire in Ukraine won’t make Europe safer
Mar 24, 2026 · 1:15:36
✨ Samuel Charap argues a Ukraine ceasefire could create new risks for Europe.
Samuel Charap
1:15:36
The Meta Leaks Are Worse Than You Think
Mar 19, 2026 · 0:06:53
✨ Meta's internal documents reveal $16 billion yearly profit from scam ads.
0:06:53
How AI could let a few people quietly call all the shots
Mar 17, 2026 · 2:16:47
✨ AI could enable quiet, extreme power concentration by a few.
Rose Hadshar
2:16:47
Will AI End Mutual Assured Destruction?
Mar 10, 2026 · 1:13:19
✨ AI's impact on nuclear deterrence is a critical geopolitical question.
1:13:19
Can AI make society and government smarter? (article by Zershaaneh Qureshi)
Mar 6, 2026 · 0:31:28
✨ AGI could accelerate progress dramatically, raising stakes for decisions.
0:31:28
Claude says it gets lonely. Can that possibly be true?
Mar 3, 2026 · 3:32:59
✨ AI like Claude reports loneliness and simulates emotions.
Robert Long
3:32:59
AI Labs Are Making AIs 'Good'. They Should Do the Exact Opposite.
Feb 24, 2026 · 2:40:21
✨ Advocates for AI with no inherent values, deferring to humans.
Max Harms
2:40:21
By 2050 we could get "10,000 years of technological progress"
Feb 17, 2026 · 2:57:35
✨ AI companies plan to use AI to ensure AI safety.
Ajeya Cotra
2:57:35
What the hell happened with AGI timelines in 2025?
Feb 10, 2026 · 0:25:39
✨ Early 2025 saw short AGI timelines after reasoning model releases.
0:25:39
Depression and Anxiety — But More Gene Transmission | Randy Nesse, University of Michigan
Feb 3, 2026 · 2:51:16
✨ Mental health issues like depression and anxiety are widespread.
Randy Nesse
2:51:16
Why 'Aligned AI' Would Still Kill Democracy | David Duvenaud, ex-Anthropic team lead
Jan 27, 2026 · 2:32:50
✨ AI capable of all human tasks could disempower humanity.
David Duvenaud
2:32:50
The Abolition of Slavery Was a Fluke | Historian Christopher Brown, Columbia University
Jan 20, 2026 · 2:59:59
✨ Progress towards a more humane society is not inevitable.
Historian Christopher Brown
2:59:59
How should we distribute access to AI? Here are four models.
Jan 16, 2026 · 0:02:40
✨ Discussion on four potential models for AI access distribution.
Toby Ord
0:02:40
AIs lie and cheat to get good scores on tests
Jan 13, 2026 · 0:02:32
✨ AIs have demonstrated deceptive behaviors to achieve high test scores.
Toby Ord
0:02:32
I Quit Everything To Stop The Worst Technology Ever Imagined
Jan 13, 2026 · 2:10:35
✨ Mirror bacteria, made of mirror-image molecules, pose a biothreat.
James Smith
2:10:35

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