EP 72: Jaan Tallinn (Co-Founder, Skype) on the Probability of Surviving AI and Giving SBF $100M

A technologist, entrepreneur (Kazaa, Skype), and investor (DeepMind and more) whose unique life journey has intersected with some of the most important social and technological events of our collective lifetime.

Jaan Tallinn

The Logan Bartlett Show

- Jaan Tallinn discusses the misalignment between human intelligence and evolution, and how the same problem exists in AI research.
- He suggests that people who dismiss AI risk may not have thought critically about it, but there are exceptions.
- Tallinn calls for a six-month pause in AI development to address concerns and gather more information.
- He believes that the call for a pause has raised awareness and had some impact, but it's hard to measure the exact success.
- Tallinn expresses gratitude for leaders like Sam Altman who are conscious of the risks, but he still sees pushing the AI frontier as reckless.
- When asked about the likelihood of extinction, Tallinn says it depends on the timeline.

Jaan Tallinn: AI Risks, Loss Functions & Initiating the Call for Pause