"In this audiobook... A LARGE BOLD FONT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS SOUNDS LIKE THIS."   Apocalypse now - Current AI systems are already harmful. They pose apocalyptic risks even without further technology development. This chapter explains why; explores a possible path for near-term human extinction via AI; and sketches several disaster scenarios.   https://betterwithout.ai/apocalypse-now   At war with the machines - The AI apocalypse is now.   https://betterwithout.ai/AI-already-at-war   This interview with Stuart Russell is a good starting point for the a literature on recommender alignment, analogous to AI alignment:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDm9IMyTp8   You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee:   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold   Original music by Kevin MacLeod.   This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial International 4.0 License.