Amjad Masad, the founder of Replit, joins Dan, Antonio, and Erik to talk about AGI, religion, and conspiracies. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/UPSTREAM

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Antonio’s circumcision

(01:20) - The future of Replit

(06:30) - The future of coding

(09:46) - The Steve Jobs Blackpill

(12:00) - Will AGI lead to the death of humans?

(18:13) - AGM thinks AGI dystopia is bullshit, religion for nerds

(21:12) - Why is there a human need for “end of times” theory?

(23:20) - Climate science is unsettled

(25:55) - AGM swears he has no idea who Curtis Yarvin is (Who is Curtis Yarvin? - editor)

(26:25) - Dan wrestles with the guilt of bringing another human into this cold, ugly world

(27:00) - Amjad’s counter-narrative to the AGI dystopia narrative

(29:30) - How can AI become consciousness if we don’t know what consciousness is?

(32:15) - “AGM do you want to share your story with an AI girlfriend?”

(32:58) - Amjad’s Palestinian background and his identity crisis

(37:00) - Redpill moments

(39:17) - The media never lies

(40:35) - Russel Conjugation

(41:50) - Comparing Islam and Judaism

(43:44) - Judaism isn’t about faith, it’s about practice

(51:00) - Transhumanism vs Ludditism

(51:50) - Was The Unabomber a left-wing or right-wing nut?

(55:15) - Ludditism never works, you can’t roll technology back

(57:00) - Antonio’s redpilling

(58:30) - Raising a family with or without religion

(01:04:40) - Dismissing religion is the classic midwit meme

(01:07:20) - History is a series of conspiracies

(01:15:00) - Modern day true conspiracies

(01:21:05) - “Are the frogs gay?”

(01:22:50) - Why does truth matter?

(01:30:40) - Prediction Markets

(01:36:30) - The only places where truth matters: wars, elections, and markets

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Amjad Masad on AGI as religion for nerds, history as a series of conspiracies, and religion as a foundation for raising your kids