{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fallthrough","title":"Apocalypse Not Now","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3836,"description":"Kris and Matthew have some more spicy and it's about the latest AI news cycle: a greater than ten percent chance that AI wipes out humanity inside a decade. Neither of them are worried about it, what does is why everyone else is so worried about it.\nKris brings his usual devil's advocate perspective: a 10% chance of extinction is also a 90% chance of non-extinction. He then widens the field of view to the more full argument, which is that AI is the easiest thing for everyone to point at. Matt takes a different direction and takes the argument at face value and walks it forward, ending with him once again reminding everyone that he is a stanch supporter of the second amendment. In the end, the two settle on the wider issue, that we continually use proxies instead of understanding the actual underlying problems and ultimately that we need to build a world with fewer ceilings and more floors.\nWe've got supporter content, of course! This week that includes a more nuanced perspective on what mid 20th century America was actually like when it comes to wealth inequality, whether we are actually living through the worst time in history, why no one has a billion dollars in their checking account, why Gen Z needs to stop telling Millennials to retire, the importance of people having high agency, and more. Not a supporter yet? Fix that today by heading over to https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe where you'll get not only extra content but also higher quality audio. Sign up today!\nIf you prefer to watch this episode, you can view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s3Oz6RwkelQ.\nNo episode of the aftershow this week. We'll have more aftershow episodes soon! In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes at https://break.show.\nThanks for tuning in and happy listening!\n\nTable of Contents:\nPrologue (00:00:00)\nChapter 1: A 10 Percent Chance of Extinction (00:02:12)\nChapter 2: Fear Mongering at Its Finest (00:05:25)\nChapter 3: A Lack of Imagination (00:07:25)\nChapter 4: Doing Real Time...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mvdmLvKoUHIRpZ-KrAk2Ojbd3YOV0WEY6iiB3rwNNdc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZWUw/NTFjMmEwMDYwMjdm/MDFjNGRmMThlMWUz/NjQxNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}