Evidence receipt / preference
Published · transcript-backedElon Musk: preference
9 Nov 2023 Lex Fridman Podcast #400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity
“You got us into this mess. So generally, I think we obviously want to prioritize civilizational risks over things that are painful and tragic on a local level, but not civilizational.”
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- Speaker
- Elon Musk
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- Claim type
- preference
- Recorded
- 9 Nov 2023
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…And the leaders don’t seem to be the ones with the nukes talking to each other. No, there are wars which are tragic and difficult on a local basis. And then there are wars which are civilization ending or has that potential. Obviously, global thermonuclear warfare has high potential to end civilization, perhaps permanently, but certainly to severely wound and perhaps set back human progress to the Stone Age or something. I don’t know. Pretty bad. Probably scientists and engineers want to be super popular after that as well. You got us into this mess. So generally, I think we obviously want to prioritize civilizational risks over things that are painful and tragic on a local level, but not civilizational. How do you hope the war in Ukraine comes to an end? And what’s the path, once again to minimizing human suffering there?…
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