Name: Bob Murphy Crossover: Elon, Mars & Killer Robot Dogs | Hn 63
Uploaded: 2024-10-17T11:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 1 min 48 s
Description: On this "crossover" episode with Bob Murphy of the Bob Murphy show, Adam and Bob talk about Elon Musk's recent tech achievements, and opine on his future, and how it will impact ours. Mars, AI, robots

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On this "crossover" episode with Bob Murphy of the Bob Murphy show, Adam and Bob talk about Elon Musk's recent tech achievements, and opine on his future, and how it will impact ours. Mars, AI, robots, and more!

00:00 – Intro. No Twitter(X) fights from Bob this week! Yay!
01:19 -- Adam and Bob marvel at Elon's engineering prowess of late, specifically, the safe landing of the Starship Super Heavy rocket booster. But Bob has questions about the economics of Elon's "quest for Mars".
06:32 – Economics, schmeconomics, Bob! We need to save humanity! Also, before we colonize Mars, shouldn't we explore the oceans first? And underground? Elon's all over that too. Also, a brief digression that covers economics, science fiction, and bureaucracy.
14:11 -- Bob asks: what's your opinion of Elon as a force in the universe? Good? Evil? Other?
18:04 -- What is the future of AI? How should we think about LLMs? What about AGI?
27:15 -- How will these tech advancements (and the accumulation of wealth and power in the hands of people like Elon) affect the political environment and secessionist movements. Are we going to see the return of "kings"?
29:37 -- A brief digression on moon landing conspiracy theories and how the cosmic ray objection relates to future moon and Mars missions.
39:10 -- Adam asks Bob what he thinks about Eric Weinstein and his various theories.
51:35 -- Bob gives us his possible (probable?) vision of the near future, technologically and politically. Also, back to Elon: What seems to be motivating him - and his enemies? What is the difference between "private" actors and "government" actors?
61:06 -- Outro. Bob makes a bold claim!