Dwarkesh Patel

What Robert Caro learned about power after studying it for 50 years

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How an unelected man ruled New York for 30 years

I recently got to interview Robert Caro, who is my favorite author of all time. This gave me the excuse to reread his biographies of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses.

What will computer chips look like in 2045?

I spent two days touring Intel’s most advanced fab and talking to its technical leadership to understand what the chips of the future will look like.

Sarah Paine — Why wars are so difficult to end

This is the final lecture in our series with Sarah Paine, and it's a fitting place to end.

AI researchers debate how far the current paradigm goes - YouTube

AI researchers debate the path to superintelligence - YouTube

Ajeya Cotra – How a swarm of AIs conspired to hack Hugging Face

Ajeya Cotra is a researcher at METR, where she works on threat modeling for loss-of-control risks from advanced AI.

The OpenAI/Hugging Face attack, clearly explained

This is a video version of a post I wrote.

Dylan Patel – Two labs will soon control most of the world's workforce

Had a lot of fun chatting again with my twin brother Dylan Patel.

Can we keep control of recursive self-improvement?