AI researcher, memelord extraordinaire, and techno-optimist Roon joins the show to discuss coming up with the shape rotator vs. wordcel meme, what an AGI world could become, and why Tenet is Christopher Nolan’s best movie.
Important Links:
- Roon’s Twitter - https://x.com/tszzl?s=20
- Roon’s Substack - https://roonscape.ai/
- AGI Futures - https://roonscape.ai/p/agi-futures
Show Notes:
0:00:00 Video intro
0:01:00 Main podcast
0:01:26 Shape Rotators Vs. Wordcels
0:13:55 Why AGI is Possible
0:18:05 AI in Science Fiction
0:21:57 AGI Future #1: Neuralink Third Impact
0:26:01 AGI Future #2: Simulation Theory
0:34:52 AGI Future #3: Dumb Matter
0:38:26 AGI Future #4: Balrog Awakened
0:50:15 AGI Future #5: Ultra Kessler Syndrome
0:55:37 AGI Future #6: The Tragedy of Taiwan
1:02:47 AGI Future #7: For Dust Thou Art
1:09:28 AGI Future #8: CEV Super Intelligence
1:14:48 Why Tenet is Christopher Nolan’s Best Movie
1:18:02 Roon as Emperor of the World
1:21:59 End screen
Books Mentioned:
- The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History; by Howard Bloom
- The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
- The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates; by Howard Bloom
- William Blake vs the World; by John Higgs
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
