HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN CAPITALIST & SOCIALIST
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Our political class has lost control.
>> The right is getting more right than
ever.
>> And anytime you have a combination of
economic problems and social instability
and cultural problems, you put all those
things together, it's not a good time.
It's a time when conflict, violence,
civil unrest, all of these things are
much more likely.
>> Well, civil unrest is actually
guaranteed.
>> And what you are now [music] seeing is I
feel the beginnings of a totally new
level of separation between people. We
are on the road to civil unrest. But I'm
glad we're having this conversation cuz
these are difficult things to talk
about.
>> why China is outperforming the rest of
the world. There are so many freedoms
you don't get in America that you do get
in China.
>> Would you prefer a Chinese system?
>> If you switch to America?
>> Yes.
>> What about political freedom, freedom of
the individual? Freedom of speech.
>> Do you think Steven could run his show
if he was a Chinese citizen in China and
have any conversation he wanted?
>> And you think communism [music] is bad?
>> I grew up in the Soviet Union, so yes, I
do think communism is bad. You end up in
a place where the economy is just
screwed. So you get equality, but
everyone's just equally poor.
>> What is your perspective on AI?
>> I think the biggest threat to humanity,
[music]
if you talk about AI, is actually the
fact that you're creating something
that's smarter than you. And if you're
creating a superior species, you will
become an inferior [music] species. Best
case scenario, you become a pet. Worst
case scenario, you become a cow.
>> So [music] my next question logically
becomes, what can we do about it?
>> There is an actual solution that's
available, that's clear. I think what we
should really be focusing on is
>> You're wrong.
>> That this is where we're likely to have
very strong disagreements.
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The transcript captures a wide-ranging discussion touching on political instability in the US, comparisons between Western and Chinese systems, the dangers of communism based on Soviet experiences, and existential risks posed by the development of superior AI.
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