Robin Hanson joins MTS to discuss cultural evolution and drift, the fertility crisis facing modern civilization, and why AI will inherit both our culture and its failure modes.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:37) AI Matchmaking and Dating Apps
(06:06) Criminal Liability Insurance for Parole
(10:46) Pandemic Insurance and Contact Tracing
(15:24) Cultural Drift and Evolution
(23:44) Fertility Crisis and Cultural Decline
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