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  • The Race to Control AI (Robert Wright & Jeremie Harris)

    October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Jeremie’s podcast and prescient AI report 6:48 Is scale still (mostly) all you need? 13:02 Jeremie: We’re way past “stochastic parrots” 21:52 Inside the…

  • Inside Elon’s Mind (Robert Wright & Alex Gibney)

    October 8, 2026 · 51 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Alex’s new documentary about Elon 3:05 How Alex’s film turned epic 7:08 Simulation theory + social Darwinism = Elon? 13:33 Inside the mind of Musk 23:44…

  • Will AI Make Humans Obsolete? (Robert Wright & Garrison Lovely)

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Garrison’s background and his new book, Obsolete 5:48 Is the left dangerously downplaying AI? 12:55 What is the “obsoleting project”? 17:45 Inside the…

  • Trump and the AI Safety Vibe Shift (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)

    October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Liron Shapira (Pause AI, Doom Debates). Recorded October 01, 2026. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this…

  • Dario’s China Syndrome (Robert Wright & Paul Triolo)

    September 30, 2026 · 57 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Paul’s impeccable timing 2:12 Is Dario’s AI slowdown proposal for real? 10:44 Can AI companies police themselves? 15:26 How chip controls can undermine AI…

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  • Did Boomers Ruin Everything? (Robert Wright & Jill Filipovic)

    September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    0:28 Jill’s book OK Boomer, Let’s Talk 5:13 When is generalizing about a group okay? 9:20 The world boomers built 16:19 Are boomers really uniquely selfish? 26:41 Is blaming boomers counterproductive? 30:44 Who’s actually driving the…

  • Superintelligence, the Singularity, and the Singleton (Robert Wright & Nick Bostrom)

    September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

    0:28 Nick’s singular place in AI history 4:01 Where is Nick on the pause-accelerationist spectrum? 12:53 Utilitarianism vs the “moral parliament” 18:53 Is a “singleton” coming? What kind? 32:12 Is global cooperation on AI doomed? 46:50 The…

  • What’s Driving Dario? (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)

    September 17, 2026 · 43 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 This episode’s surprise vibe shift 2:12 Middle East update: Houthis vs. Saudis 15:03 What’s really driving Dario (et al.)? 24:56 Debating effective…

  • Is the AI "Slowdown" for Real? (Robert Wright & Zvi Mowshowitz)

    September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Where Zvi’s famous newsletter got its name 5:15 Zvi’s biggest AI fear 12:55 Why is ChatGPT’s mind getting harder to read? 18:20 Is self-sacrifice really…

  • The Week in AI that Changed the World (Robert Wright & Liron Shapira)

    September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

    0:29 A bold new experiment in podcast synergy 3:10 What caused the epic AI vibe shift? 8:34 The resignation that broke the dam 10:41 Former Trump adviser Dean Ball comes clean 15:04 Are David Sacks and his buddies all-in on AI denial?…

  • Israel’s Lobby (Robert Wright, Eli Clifton, and Ian Lustick)

    September 8, 2026 · 52 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Ian and Eli’s new book, Israel’s Lobby 2:01 Being a Jewish critic of Israel before that was cool 10:41 How Eli followed the money 15:21 What’s changed…

  • Is AI a Form of Life? (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)

    September 4, 2026 · 45 min

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nonzero.org 0:28 Why Bob is (extra) freaked out 5:56 Inside the minds of OpenAI's rogue agents 12:33 Is true alignment a pipe dream? 15:21 The new development that’s spiked…

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About the show

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. www.nonzero.org