Duvenaud Releases Full AGI Conference Transcripts, Including Secret Talks
DavidDuvenaud · x · 2026-10-02
David Duvenaud published transcripts for all talks at an AGI-themed conference and noted there were also "secret talks" by Paul Christiano, @hlntnr, Scott Alexander (Slatestarcodex) and a member of the US Navy; seeing everything requires attending in person.
The quoted post offers a civilizational-contact analogy: when a more capable civilization arrives, agriculturalists pushed hunter-gatherers into deserts and forests (marginalization), while industrial societies slotted agricultural ones into subordinate economic niches (exploitation) — which outcome occurs depends on what the winners need.
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