Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedElon Musk: belief
9 Nov 2023 Lex Fridman Podcast #400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity
“I mean, I think a possible explanation for this is evolutionary, where bad news, historically, would be potentially fatal, like there’s lion over there or there’s some other tribe that wants to kill you.”
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- Speaker
- Elon Musk
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- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 9 Nov 2023
- Publisher
- Lex Fridman Podcast
Transcript context
…And a generalization of that, what is the worst perspective I can take on a thing that happened? I don’t know. There’s just a strong negative bias in the news. I mean, I think a possible explanation for this is evolutionary, where bad news, historically, would be potentially fatal, like there’s lion over there or there’s some other tribe that wants to kill you. Good news, we found a patch of berries. It’s nice to have, but not essential. Our old friend, Tesla autopilot, is probably one of the most intelligent real world AI systems in the world.…
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