Robin Hanson joins the podcast to discuss AI forecasting methods and metrics. 

Timestamps: 
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Robin's experience working with AI 
06:04 Robin's views on AI development 
10:41 Should we care about metrics for AI progress? 
16:56 Is it useful to track AI progress? 
22:02 When should we begin worrying about AI safety? 
29:16 The history of AI development 
39:52 AI progress that deviates from current trends
43:34 Is this AI boom different than past booms? 
48:26 Different metrics for predicting AI

Robin Hanson on Predicting the Future of Artificial Intelligence

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change.

The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions.

FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.