SXSW 2018 Q&A with Jonathan Nolan
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A wide-ranging SXSW conversation with Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan. Musk discussed the origin of OpenAI, his fears about Google's DeepMind, and why he believes AI development concentrated at a few companies poses existential risk. He discussed the Boring Company's vision in detail and gave one of his most philosophical treatments of simulation theory. He also discussed Mars colonization as a 'forcing function' for engineering innovation on Earth.
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Memorable moments
Describes his fear of DeepMind as a primary reason for co-founding OpenAI: 'Google was acquiring all the top AI talent. Something had to counterbalance that.'
States probability of living in base reality is 'one in billions': 'The universe is almost certainly a simulation — the question is what level.'
Argues the Boring Company's real value is proving that tunneling can be 10x cheaper and faster — applicable to every underground infrastructure project globally.
