David Krakauer is an evolutionary biologist and President of the Santa Fe Institute. His research explores the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on Earth.
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David's Books
- The Complex World: An Introduction to the Foundations of Complexity Science https://amzn.to/4fXx0UP
- Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Volume 1 https://amzn.to/3MgY2IZ
- Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Volume 2 https://amzn.to/4dNtF8V
- David's website https://davidckrakauer.com/
Books discussed
- Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: https://amzn.to/4ctLuJe
- Douglas Hofstadter - Gödel, Escher, Bach: https://amzn.to/3Z7FKSv
- Thomas Nagel - The View from Nowhere: https://amzn.to/3ACsevC
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Timestamps
00:00 Limits of AI and Human Predictability
04:33 Determinism & Laplace
07:22 Free Will
21:13 Symmetry Breaking and Quantum Fluctuations
39:41 Emergence and Effective Theories
48:29 Large Language Models
49:43 Human Intuition and AI
51:14 Evolution of Intelligence
51:21 Sport, Tools, and Human Enhancement
53:52 Science: Humanistic vs. Utilitarian
01:05:50 Complexity Science and Its Applications
01:12:18 Future of Complexity Science
01:27:57 Book Recommendations
01:34:06 Who Should Represent us to an AI Superintelligence
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