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Published · transcript-backedNathan Labenz: evaluation
23 Jun 2026 The Cognitive Revolution The God We Deserve: Nonzero's Robert Wright on AI as Humanity's Ultimate Test
“I think that is really underappreciated by the public at large. It's more appreciated by the people developing the AIs because they've at least had an experience that was formative for me when I was doing the GPT-4 Red Team close to four years ago now.”
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- Nathan Labenz
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- 23 Jun 2026
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- The Cognitive Revolution
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…e aware of that, the better. I would also say, you know, Peter Singer's book, The Expanding Circle, I think documents that over time, actually our species has already undergone some moral improvement. We've expanded the circle of moral consideration, notwithstanding some bi- some backsliding, and I, I, I think further progress is possible. So, you know, and I'm not an optimistic person by nature, so if I can muster even this much optimism, it's probably a good sign. One point that you made there that I think is really just worth driving home is just how broad the space of AI possibility is. I think that is really underappreciated by the public at large. It's more appreciated by the people developing the AIs because they've at least had an experience that was formative for me when I was doing the GPT-4 Red Team close to four years ago now. Amazing how much time- Mm-hmm.…
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