The AI Tsunami Approaches | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom

Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at https://nonzero.substack.com Exclusive Overtime discussion: https://www.nonzero.org/p/the-ai-tsunami-approaches-robert 0:00 Two theories of Musk’s “salute” 5:54 DeepSeek-R1: Salvo or olive branch? 15:59 The misappropriation of Musk’s AI doomerism 23:19 Is the AI avatar era already upon us? 39:02 Paul fills Bob in on his “empty threat” theory 43:20 Heading to Overtime Discussed in Overtime: Memories from the dawn of EvPsych. Paul’s case for the conquest of Canada. Lynchian vs Nolan-style audience disorientation. Bob’s incisive Severance analysis. Gimme Shelter takeaways. Where did Ted Lasso go wrong? Bob and Paul engage in business class warfare. Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded January 29, 2025. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods