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Rationalism and AI Doomerism (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)
Thursday, 16 October, 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org0:28 Why Liron became a Yudkowskian 4:47 Eliezer Yudkowsky’s vision of AI apocalypse 12:15 Does intelligence want power? 18:54 Decoding Yudkowsky’s key Darwinian metaphor 30:42 Is doomerism crowding out other AI worries? 40:08 Liron: The silent majority is very AI anxious 45:11 Heading to OvertimeRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Liron Shapira (Pause AI, Relationship Hero). Recorded October 15, 2025.Join NonZero’s newly established Discord server: https://discord.gg/FByzCzWfTwitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods