#427 — AI Friends & Enemies

Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about AI and current events.
They discuss the state of LLMs, the risks and benefits of AI
companionship, what it means to attribute consciousness to AI,
relationships with AI as a form of psychosis, Trump’s attacks on
science and academia, what Trump may be trying to hide in the
Epstein files, how damaging Trump’s connections to Epstein might
be, MAGA’s obsession with conspiracy theories, questions
surrounding Epstein’s death, Paul’s research on revenge, Sam’s
falling out with Elon Musk, where things went wrong for Elon, and
other topics.


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