The 4th Age - The AI Revolution

Join us in this fascinating conversation with JJ Jerome, an award-winning engineer and futurist, as he delves into his book "Evolution Ended" and shares insights on the decline of traditional societal norms. We explore JJ's perspective on the impact of technology, climate change, and AI on the future of human evolution and society. We explore the evolving landscape of human health, m...

Join us in this fascinating interview with Guy Morris, author of the book "Swarm," a near future artificial intelligence speculative thriller. Guy discusses the real-world inspirations behind his book and delves into the implications of AI on society. Discover the twists and turns in the story that explore what could possibly go wrong with AI. Dive into the series of books that unravel t...

Join us for a captivating discussion with Lawrence Krauss as we delve into the realms of artificial intelligence, AGI, and the profound implications for humanity. Lawrence Krauss, renowned for his extensive work in cosmology and theoretical physics, shares his insights on the evolving landscape of AI, the emerging discussions on AGI, and the potential impact of vastly higher intelligence on our ex...

Join Noah and Marty as they delve deep into the immense conceptual and computational difficulties involved in ensuring advanced AI remains aligned with human ethics and values over the long-term. We discuss using "negotiation games" to help align AI systems' goals with human values and interests over time. The idea is to incentivize AI systems to make accurate long-term forecasts tha...

Join Noah and Marty as they continue their exploration of the alignment problem by diving into the mathematics underpinning it. In this episode, they discuss the challenges of programming machines to align with specific goals and the complexities of human intention in AI design. From historical perspectives to mathematical considerations, this insightful discussion sheds light on the fundamental i...

Today we discuss how marketing and copywriting is being changed by AI with guest Scott Aaron (https://scottaaron.net/). Learn about the influence of AI tools like Chat GPT on content creation, the evolving role of copywriters, and the second-order effects observed in user responses. Explore Scott's unique approach to leveraging AI while maintaining authenticity and the future implications of A...

Today we're excited to have Sophie Thompson, the Founder of VirtualSpeech, on the show. VirtualSpeech utilizes virtual reality to help people prepare for situations that might cause social anxiety by, for instance, putting you in front of an audience of 3000 to give a speech. They can also help you train for something new, such as getting you ready to be deposed by lawyers or by immersing you...

Join us in this engaging interview as we dive into how AI is transforming finance and accounting with Fady Hawatmeh, the Founder and CEO of Clockwork AI. Discover how Clockwork AI is transforming financial planning and analysis using cutting-edge AI technology. Learn how accountants are leveraging AI to enhance their advisory services, streamline financial processes, and deliver CFO-level insights...

Join Noah and Marty in an insightful discussion with special guest Eric Williams, an attorney and Managing Director of the Detroit Justice Center. Discover the intricate world of intellectual property rights in the age of Artificial Intelligence as they delve into the legal complexities of ownership and copyright for AI-generated and AI-assisted content. Explore the challenges faced by creators, t...

Join us for the beginning of a deep dive into the intricate concept of the alignment problem in Artificial Intelligence. Discover how AI alignment and AI safety intersect, exploring the fundamental challenge of getting systems to align with human objectives. Uncover the potential divergence between AI systems and humans, touching on core values, resource conflicts, and the necessity for robust soc...

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and others are based on neural nets with a transformer architecture trained on vast quantities of unlabeled data. Bryant Cruse and his company New Sapience are building a fundamentally different approach to AI, breaking away from traditional methodologies. In this episode, Bryant discusses their approach, and why he thinks it's the path to true AI whereas the other mode...

Join the conversation with Noah and Marty as they delve into the AI Revolution with special guest Floyd Marinescu, founder of InfoQ and QCon. Discover how the concept of universal basic income could improve our lives, insights on past revolutions like the Industrial Revolution, and the potential paths to a more equitable society in the face of AI's rapid adoption and potential undermining of o...

Join us in this fascinating discussion with Michael Pickard, an author with a skeptical view of artificial intelligence and its capabilities, especially around writing compelling works. Discover how Michael tests the boundaries of language model systems like OpenAI's GPT and Google's BARD, revealing insights into their responses to complex prompts. Explore the implications of AI guardrails...

Join us for a deep dive into the influence of artificial intelligence on nonprofit organizations and charity work with special guest William Smith. In this engaging discussion, we explore how AI is reshaping job landscapes, impacting society's dynamics, and transforming the way charities operate. Discover valuable insights on leveraging AI for tasks like email campaigns, grant writing, and imp...

Today’s podcast features our discussion with Sardor about artificial intelligence, its rapid progress in recent years, and its growing capabilities. We talk about how AI tools such as ChatGPT and automated coding tools are starting to augment and enhance human capabilities in areas like software development and design. There is speculation about AI eventually exceeding (and possibly replacing) hum...

We begin to discuss how to better understand if / when we can say ChatGPT (or future incarnations) has achieved artificial general intelligence. Today we begin trying to wrap our arms around what it means to be a sentient being and discuss a model that we could start using to "grade" whether or not AGI has been achieved.

In this episode of The 4th Age, Noah and Marty meet up with author and former Commander of the Air Force's National Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) Noel Zamot to discuss AI and its intersection with our national security. One of Noel's many roles at the Air Force was finding ways to counter cyberattacks. He designed systems to be resilient even when under attack. This led to work on preventin...

Immanuel S. hosts the AI Sentinel podcast covering AI's impact on society. Discussed whether AI systems like ChatGPT could become conscious. Different perspectives - just complex math vs math being the foundation of the universe. Also biological view of needing a brain/nervous system. Talked about society's growing empathy extending rights historically (women, minorities, animals). Could a...

Noah and Marty explore the potential imminent collapse in several job sectors due to the sudden explosion in capability (or PERCEIVED capability!) in AI. - Cameron Leigh Cohen was the first ever guest on the podcast "The Fourth Age". He has his own podcast "The Cameron Journal" where he discusses politics, life, etc. - We discussed AI and training data. Cameron made the point t...

Noah and Marty discuss positive visions of AI in sci-fi as a counterpoint to dystopian narratives, given concerns about emerging technologies like chatbots showing harmful behavior when safety constraints are removed. Star Trek presents an optimistic view of human-AI coexistence, with androids like Data integrated into society, though some episodes deal with the implications of AI surpassing human...

In this episode, Noah and Marty wonder what a post AGI world might be like by exploring what others have dreamed up with their stories. We'll look at a variety of stories, some well known such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Wall-E, and Terminator, and some less well known but fascinating explorations like Stand on Zanzibar.

Noah and Marty catch you up on the latest news in AI

Today we'll explore ideas for regulating AI. We'd love to hear from you! Please leave a comment and follow us on our Substack: https://the4thage.substack.com/p/the-4th-age-episode-2

We present a broad overview of where we are today with AI, especially focusing on some of the achievements of the last few months. We'd love to hear from you! Please leave a comment and follow us on our Substack: https://the4thage.substack.com/p/the-4th-age-episode-1 Here are some of the images and graphs we refer to during the podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/113mll8...