The speaker highlights the need for interdisciplinary studies in AI development, including reading literature from fields such as economics and social choice theory, in order to understand how humans can be brought into contact with AI systems in a way that improves the world.
In this podcast, the host and his guest discuss their issues with the Nobel Prize establishment and taking on sacred cows in science. They explore the importance of having a clear image of what is valuable in science.
The podcast discusses how society can have a degree of input in conversations by putting pressure, and references the Twitter files revealing pressure from different organizations.
The financial markets are a reflection of the expectations of what's supposed to be happening in the real economy, according to Eric Weinstein. However, we have forgotten that we should be measuring a small subset of other things to truly understand the health of the economy.
The rise of different cryptocurrency exchanges like FTX, Coinbase and Binance can be viewed as a result of accidents of history where individuals and their life stories find the right system to propel them to power.
The attempt to create a perfect society usually ends in failure due to interpersonal conflicts and differences. These utopian projects often collapse in the same way that a punk house does - with hatred, an abundance of STDs, and a lot of fights.