
E1 - What Happens After Superintelligence? (with Anders Sandberg)
Published: July 11, 2025
Duration: 1:44:55
Anders Sandberg joins me to discuss superintelligence and its profound implications for human psychology, markets, and governance. We talk about physical bottlenecks, tensions between the technosphere and the biosphere, and the long-term cultural and physical forces shaping civilization. We conclude with Sandberg explaining the difficulties of designing reliable AI systems amidst rapid change and coordination risks.
Learn more about Anders's work here: https://mimircenter.org/anders-sandberg
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Preview and intro
00:04:20 2030 superintelligence scenario
00:11:55 Status, post-scarcity, and reshaping human psychology
00:16:00 Physical limits: energy, datacenter, and waste-heat bottlenecks
00:23:48 Technos...