Cosmology, AI Doom, and the Future of Humanity with Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, co-host of Astronomy Cast, a popular YouTuber about all things space, and guess what… he has a high P(doom)! That’s why he’s joining me on Doom Debates for a very special AI + space crossover episode.

00:00 Fraser Cain’s Background and Interests

5:03 What’s Your P(Doom)™

07:05 Our Vulnerable World

15:11 Don’t Look Up

22:18 Cosmology and the Search for Alien Life

31:33 Stars = Terrorists

39:03 The Great Filter and the Fermi Paradox

55:12 Grabby Aliens Hypothesis

01:19:40 Life Around Red Dwarf Stars?

01:22:23 Epistemology of Grabby Aliens

01:29:04 Multiverses

01:33:51 Quantum Many Worlds vs. Copenhagen Interpretation

01:47:25 Simulation Hypothesis

01:51:25 Final Thoughts

SHOW NOTES

Fraser’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@frasercain

Universe Today (space and astronomy news): https://www.universetoday.com/

Max Tegmark’s book that explains 4 levels of multiverses: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Mathematical-Universe-Ultimate-Reality/dp/0307744256

Robin Hanson’s ideas:

Grabby Aliens: https://grabbyaliens.com

The Great Filter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter

Life in a high-dimensional space: https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/life-in-1kdhtml

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