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Why did YouTube censor discussion of Ivermectin? | Bret Weinstein and Lex Fridman

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Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG6BuSjwP4o Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://www.youtube.com/thejordanharbingershow - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off GUEST BIO: Bret Weinstein is and evolutionary biologist, author, and co-host of the DarkHorse Podcast. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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'duration': 5.904}, {'end': 104.629, 'text': 'but it has this self-assigned right to lie that comes from the fact that there is game theory that works against, for example,', 'start': 92.88, 'duration': 11.749}, {'end': 106.19, 'text': 'a successful vaccination campaign.', 'start': 104.629, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 116.716, 'text': 'that if everybody else takes a vaccine and therefore the herd becomes immune through vaccination, and you decide not to take a vaccine,', 'start': 107.111, 'duration': 9.605}, {'end': 121.099, 'text': 'then you benefit from the immunity of the herd without having taken the risk.', 'start': 116.716, 'duration': 4.383}, {'end': 124.4, 'text': 'So people who do best are the people who opt out.', 'start': 121.399, 'duration': 3.001}, {'end': 125.581, 'text': "That's a hazard.", 'start': 124.821, 'duration': 0.76}, {'end': 128.483, 'text': 'And the WHO and CDC as public health entities,', 'start': 125.981, 'duration': 2.502}, {'end': 137.287, 'text': 'effectively oversimplify stories in order that that game theory does not cause a predictable tragedy of the comments.', 'start': 128.483, 'duration': 8.804}, {'end': 146.37, 'text': 'With that said, once that right to lie exists, then it turns out to serve the interests of, for example,', 'start': 138.387, 'duration': 7.983}, {'end': 156.955, 'text': 'pharmaceutical companies which have emergency use authorizations that require that there not be a safe and effective treatment and have immunity from liability for harms caused by their product.', 'start': 146.37, 'duration': 10.585}, {'end': 159.596, 'text': "That's a recipe for disaster.", 'start': 158.015, 'duration': 1.581}], 'summary': "Public health's self-assigned right to lie is driven by game theory, benefiting those who opt out of vaccination, posing a hazard.", 'duration': 38.197, 'max_score': 86.976, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI86976.jpg'}, {'end': 235.298, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 211.86, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 218.65, 'text': 'So How is it that YouTube is censoring us because the WHO and CDC disagree with us, when, in fact,', 'start': 211.86, 'duration': 6.79}, {'end': 220.774, 'text': "in past disagreements we've been right and they've been wrong?", 'start': 218.65, 'duration': 2.124}, {'end': 223.679, 'text': "There's so much to talk about here.", 'start': 221.435, 'duration': 2.244}, {'end': 235.298, 'text': "So I've heard this many times, actually on the inside of YouTube and with colleagues that I've talked with.", 'start': 223.719, 'duration': 11.579}], 'summary': 'Youtube censors due to who and cdc disagreement; past track record supports us.', 'duration': 23.438, 'max_score': 211.86, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI211860.jpg'}, {'end': 304.548, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 268.802, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 273.486, 'text': 'on a 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333.999, 'text': 'Well, unfortunately, or fortunately, this is actually quite simple.', 'start': 329.577, 'duration': 4.422}, {'end': 343.682, 'text': 'The founders, the American founders, settled on a counterintuitive formulation that people should be free to say anything.', 'start': 335.139, 'duration': 8.543}, {'end': 347.384, 'text': 'They should be free from the government blocking them from doing so.', 'start': 343.903, 'duration': 3.481}, {'end': 354.266, 'text': 'They did not imagine that, in formulating that right, that most of what was said would be of high quality.', 'start': 348.144, 'duration': 6.122}, {'end': 356.667, 'text': 'nor did they imagine it would be free of harmful things.', 'start': 354.266, 'duration': 2.401}], 'summary': 'American founders established freedom of speech, allowing people to speak without government censorship.', 'duration': 27.09, 'max_score': 329.577, 'thumbnail': 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Of course it will.', 'start': 440.82, 'duration': 1.942}, {'end': 446.874, 'text': "But will net harm come from it? No, I don't believe it will.", 'start': 443.202, 'duration': 3.672}, {'end': 453.275, 'text': 'I believe that allowing everything to be said does allow a process in which better ideas do come to the fore and win out.', 'start': 447.074, 'duration': 6.201}, {'end': 461.437, 'text': "So you believe that in the end, when there's complete freedom to share ideas, that truth will win out.", 'start': 453.836, 'duration': 7.601}], 'summary': 'Complete freedom of speech allows better ideas to prevail in the end.', 'duration': 30.266, 'max_score': 431.171, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI431171.jpg'}], 'start': 65.887, 'title': 'Public health and free speech', 'summary': "Discusses limitations of who and cdc recommendations, youtube's censorship policies, pharmaceutical liability, and the balance between free speech and truth, emphasizing the influence of game theory and the american founders' beliefs.", 'chapters': [{'end': 146.37, 'start': 65.887, 'title': "Who and cdc's role in public health", 'summary': 'Discusses the limitations of relying solely on who and cdc recommendations as scientific truth and highlights the self-assigned right to lie in public health, influenced by game theory.', 'duration': 80.483, 'highlights': ["The WHO and CDC are not scientific entities, but entities focused on public health and have a self-assigned right to lie due to game theory's influence on successful vaccination campaigns.", "Public health's right to lie arises from the game theory that benefits those who opt out of vaccination, creating a hazard, and oversimplifies stories to prevent predictable tragedies from occurring."]}, {'end': 328.597, 'start': 146.37, 'title': 'Youtube censorship and pharmaceutical liability', 'summary': "Highlights the dangers of immunizing pharmaceutical companies from liability, questions youtube's censorship policies based on who and cdc guidance, and discusses the power and responsibility of youtube in educating the public during the pandemic.", 'duration': 182.227, 'highlights': ['The hazard of immunizing pharmaceutical companies from the harm of their own product while their products can only exist in the market if others fail is emphasized, raising concerns about the emergency use authorizations and immunity from liability (quantifiable data: emergency use authorizations).', 'The implications of YouTube censoring content based on guidance from WHO and CDC, despite their past inaccuracies during the pandemic, are questioned, highlighting the need for YouTube to take a stand in the dissemination of information (quantifiable data: past disagreements).', "The discussion of YouTube's outsourcing of truth verification to public institutions and the responsibility of the platform to educate the public during the critical times of the pandemic is presented, illustrating the ethical and impactful decisions faced by a powerful platform like YouTube (quantifiable data: exceptionally profitable and powerful)."]}, {'end': 508.003, 'start': 329.577, 'title': 'Free speech and online platforms', 'summary': "Discusses the american founders' belief in free speech, the power of online platforms like youtube and facebook, and the potential trade-off between free speech and truth, arguing that allowing everything to be said can lead to the emergence of better ideas despite potential harms.", 'duration': 178.426, 'highlights': ['The American founders settled on the principle of free speech, understanding the substantial cost but believing that the benefit of leaving everything to be said exceeds it. The American founders prioritized free speech, believing that the benefit of allowing everything to be said exceeds the substantial cost.', "Online platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook may wield more power in this moment than the federal government of the founders' worst nightmares could have. Online platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook may currently hold more power than the federal government envisioned by the American founders.", 'The speaker argues that if something is legal, online platforms like YouTube should not limit what is said or who gets to hear it, believing that this approach ultimately leads to a process in which better ideas come to the fore and win out. The speaker advocates for online platforms to only limit content based on legality, as this approach leads to the emergence of better ideas despite potential harm.']}], 'duration': 442.116, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI65887.jpg', 'highlights': ["The WHO and CDC have a self-assigned right to lie due to game theory's influence on successful vaccination campaigns.", "Public health's right to lie arises from the game theory that benefits those who opt out of vaccination, creating a hazard, and oversimplifies stories to prevent predictable tragedies from occurring.", 'The hazard of immunizing pharmaceutical companies from the harm of their own product while their products can only exist in the market if others fail is emphasized, raising concerns about the emergency use authorizations and immunity from liability.', 'The implications of YouTube censoring content based on guidance from WHO and CDC, despite their past inaccuracies during the pandemic, are questioned, highlighting the need for YouTube to take a stand in the dissemination of information.', "The discussion of YouTube's outsourcing of truth verification to public institutions and the responsibility of the platform to educate the public during the critical times of the pandemic is presented, illustrating the ethical and impactful decisions faced by a powerful platform like YouTube.", 'The American founders settled on the principle of free speech, understanding the substantial cost but believing that the benefit of leaving everything to be said exceeds it.', "Online platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook may wield more power in this moment than the federal government of the founders' worst nightmares could have.", 'The speaker argues that if something is legal, online platforms like YouTube should not limit what is said or who gets to hear it, believing that this approach ultimately leads to a process in which better ideas come to 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Hey, that's a strong win.", 'start': 693.113, 'duration': 6.464}, {'end': 703, 'text': "We're getting rid of 99% garbage for 1% something or other.", 'start': 699.597, 'duration': 3.403}], 'summary': 'Heterodoxy at the fringe drives progress, amid majority nonsense. 1% valuable amid 99% garbage.', 'duration': 28.588, 'max_score': 674.412, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI674412.jpg'}], 'start': 509.584, 'title': 'Human flexibility and cognitive capacity', 'summary': 'Discusses how human flexibility and cognitive capacity result from offloading a large fraction of behavioral capacity to the software layer, emphasizing the importance of cultural and conscious layers over hard coding. it also explores the tendency for novelty to emerge and go extinct in cultural space and the importance of preserving freedom of speech for the evolution of valuable ideas.', 'chapters': [{'end': 556.979, 'start': 509.584, 'title': 'Human flexibility and cognitive capacity', 'summary': 'Discusses how human flexibility and cognitive capacity are a result of offloading a large fraction of behavioral capacity to the software layer, which is written and rewritten over evolutionary time, leading to the importance of cultural and conscious layers over hard coding.', 'duration': 47.395, 'highlights': ['The flexibility of human beings is derived from offloading a large fraction of the cognitive capacity to the software layer, which evolves over time.', 'Much of human behavior is housed in the cultural and conscious layers rather than the hard coding layer.', 'The software layer in human beings acts as a platform that is continuously written and rewritten over evolutionary time, contributing to the behavioral capacity.']}, {'end': 703, 'start': 557.099, 'title': 'Freedom of speech and the evolution of ideas', 'summary': 'Discusses the tendency for novelty to emerge and go extinct in cultural space, emphasizing the 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'duration': 1.941}, {'end': 751.113, 'text': 'Eric makes an excellent point about the distinction between ideas and personal attacks, doxing, these other things.', 'start': 743.511, 'duration': 7.602}, {'end': 758.935, 'text': "I agree there's no value in allowing people to destroy each other's lives, even if there's a technical legal defense for it.", 'start': 751.433, 'duration': 7.502}, {'end': 761.257, 'text': "Now, how you draw that line, I don't know.", 'start': 759.575, 'duration': 1.682}], 'summary': 'Discussion on censorship, balancing free speech with protecting from personal attacks and doxing.', 'duration': 38.161, 'max_score': 723.096, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI723096.jpg'}, {'end': 979.413, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 954.498, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 961.883, 'text': 'At the moment, what it is doing is quite literally putting not only individual humans in tremendous jeopardy,', 'start': 954.498, 'duration': 7.385}, {'end': 970.128, 'text': 'by censoring discussion of useful tools and making tools that are more hazardous than has been acknowledged seem safe, right?', 'start': 961.883, 'duration': 8.245}, {'end': 975.832, 'text': 'But it is also placing humanity in danger of a permanent relationship with this pathogen.', 'start': 970.168, 'duration': 5.664}, {'end': 979.413, 'text': 'I cannot emphasize enough how expensive that is.', 'start': 976.352, 'duration': 3.061}], 'summary': 'Censorship endangers human lives and risks permanent relationship with pathogen.', 'duration': 24.915, 'max_score': 954.498, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI954498.jpg'}, {'end': 988.117, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 954.498, 'weight': 0.72, 'content': [{'end': 961.883, 'text': 'At the moment, what it is doing is quite literally putting not only individual humans in tremendous jeopardy,', 'start': 954.498, 'duration': 7.385}, {'end': 970.128, 'text': 'by censoring discussion of useful tools and making tools that are more hazardous than has been acknowledged seem safe, right?', 'start': 961.883, 'duration': 8.245}, {'end': 975.832, 'text': 'But it is also placing humanity in danger of a permanent relationship with this pathogen.', 'start': 970.168, 'duration': 5.664}, {'end': 979.413, 'text': 'I cannot emphasize enough how expensive that is.', 'start': 976.352, 'duration': 3.061}, {'end': 981.134, 'text': "It's effectively incalculable.", 'start': 979.553, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 988.117, 'text': 'If the relationship becomes permanent, the number of people who will ultimately suffer and die from it is indefinitely large.', 'start': 981.574, 'duration': 6.543}], 'summary': 'Censorship poses significant danger, potentially leading to indefinite suffering and death.', 'duration': 33.619, 'max_score': 954.498, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI954498.jpg'}, {'end': 1101.063, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1073.346, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1078.429, 'text': 'I think maybe this is me what the AI had on is.', 'start': 1073.346, 'duration': 5.083}, {'end': 1085.173, 'text': 'I think the algorithm can fix a lot of this, and YouTube should build better algorithms and trust that to,', 'start': 1078.429, 'duration': 6.744}, {'end': 1095.359, 'text': 'and a couple of complete freedom of speech to expand what people are able to think about present, always varied views,', 'start': 1085.173, 'duration': 10.186}, {'end': 1101.063, 'text': "not balanced in some artificial way, hard-coded way, but balanced in a way that's crowdsourced.", 'start': 1095.359, 'duration': 5.704}], 'summary': 'Algorithm can fix a lot, youtube needs better algorithms for balanced, crowdsourced varied views.', 'duration': 27.717, 'max_score': 1073.346, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1073346.jpg'}, {'end': 1186.817, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1158.924, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1161.224, 'text': 'And then it got personalized.', 'start': 1158.924, 'duration': 2.3}, {'end': 1165.546, 'text': 'And for a while it was possible to turn off the personalization, which was still not great,', 'start': 1161.264, 'duration': 4.282}, {'end': 1170.528, 'text': "because if everybody else is looking at a personalized search and you can tune into one that isn't personalized,", 'start': 1165.546, 'duration': 4.982}, {'end': 1175.19, 'text': "That doesn't tell you why the world is sounding the way it is.", 'start': 1171.528, 'duration': 3.662}, {'end': 1177.352, 'text': 'But nonetheless, it was at least an option.', 'start': 1175.811, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 1178.532, 'text': 'And then that vanished.', 'start': 1177.652, 'duration': 0.88}, {'end': 1181.974, 'text': 'And the problem is, I think this is literally deranging us.', 'start': 1178.852, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 1186.817, 'text': "That in effect, I mean, what you're describing is unthinkable.", 'start': 1183.155, 'duration': 3.662}], 'summary': "Personalization in search vanished, causing significant impact on users' experience.", 'duration': 27.893, 'max_score': 1158.924, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1158924.jpg'}], 'start': 703.44, 'title': 'Youtube censorship debate', 'summary': 'Discusses the impact of the current algorithm on presenting diverse ideas and the potential dangers of censorship on public health and scientific discourse.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1178.532, 'start': 703.44, 'title': 'Youtube censorship debate', 'summary': 'Discusses the debate around youtube censorship, including the impact of the current algorithm on presenting a diverse range of ideas and the potential dangers of censorship on public health and scientific discourse.', 'duration': 475.092, 'highlights': ["YouTube's censorship of channels should have caused them to reevaluate their approach, as it affects the diversity of ideas and free speech. YouTube's censorship of channels, especially those in conflict with certain groups, should have prompted a reevaluation of their approach to free speech and diversity of ideas.", 'The debate on allowing free expression of ideas while preventing personal attacks and doxing is crucial, as it impacts the quality of discourse and the potential for better ideas to prevail. The debate on allowing free expression of ideas while preventing personal attacks and doxing is crucial for maintaining quality discourse and ensuring better ideas have the opportunity to prevail.', "The need for a balanced algorithm that presents a full spectrum of ideas is emphasized, highlighting the current bias in YouTube's recommendation system and the potential for better algorithms to address this issue. The need for a balanced algorithm that presents a full spectrum of ideas is emphasized, pointing out the current bias in YouTube's recommendation system and the potential for better algorithms to address this issue.", 'The potential dangers of censorship on public health and scientific discourse are highlighted, emphasizing the need for diverse viewpoints and the impact on public understanding of critical issues such as vaccines and pandemics. The potential dangers of censorship on public health and scientific discourse are highlighted, emphasizing the need for diverse viewpoints and the impact on public understanding of critical issues such as vaccines and pandemics.', 'The impact of personalization in search algorithms and its potential influence on public perception is discussed, raising concerns about the loss of a diverse range of perspectives in search results. The impact of personalization in search algorithms and its potential influence on public perception is discussed, raising concerns about the loss of a diverse range of perspectives in search results.']}], 'duration': 475.092, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI703440.jpg', 'highlights': ['The potential dangers of censorship on public health and scientific discourse are highlighted, emphasizing the need for diverse viewpoints and the impact on public understanding of critical issues such as vaccines and pandemics.', "The need for a balanced algorithm that presents a full spectrum of ideas is emphasized, pointing out the current bias in YouTube's recommendation system and the potential for better algorithms to address this issue.", 'The impact of personalization in search algorithms and its potential influence on public perception is discussed, raising concerns about the loss of a diverse range of perspectives in search results.', 'The debate on allowing free expression of ideas while preventing personal attacks and doxing is crucial for maintaining quality discourse and ensuring better ideas have the opportunity to prevail.', "YouTube's censorship of channels, especially those in conflict with certain groups, should have prompted a reevaluation of their approach to free speech and diversity of ideas."]}, {'end': 1666.063, 'segs': [{'end': 1257.744, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1233.516, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1241.799, 'text': "Okay, let's come up with a very deadly disease for which there's a vaccine that is very safe, though not perfectly safe.", 'start': 1233.516, 'duration': 8.283}, {'end': 1249.001, 'text': 'And we are then faced with YouTube trying to figure out what to do for somebody searching on vaccine safety.', 'start': 1243.119, 'duration': 5.882}, {'end': 1257.744, 'text': 'Suppose it is necessary in order to drive the pathogen to extinction, something like smallpox, that people get on board with the vaccine.', 'start': 1250.101, 'duration': 7.643}], 'summary': 'Discussion on safe vaccine for a deadly disease and the importance of driving pathogen to extinction.', 'duration': 24.228, 'max_score': 1233.516, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1233516.jpg'}, {'end': 1413.782, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1388.693, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1398.178, 'text': "It's for the scientists to step up and become better communicators, more charismatic, fight the battle of ideas, sort of create better videos.", 'start': 1388.693, 'duration': 9.485}, {'end': 1401.42, 'text': 'Like if the virus is truly deadly.', 'start': 1399.399, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 1408.041, 'text': 'you have a lot more ammunition, a lot more data, a lot more material to work with in terms of communicating with the public.', 'start': 1402.18, 'duration': 5.861}, {'end': 1413.782, 'text': 'So be better at communicating and stop being.', 'start': 1409.482, 'duration': 4.3}], 'summary': 'Scientists should improve communication skills to better convey data and combat misinformation.', 'duration': 25.089, 'max_score': 1388.693, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1388693.jpg'}, {'end': 1497.666, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1471.411, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1477.195, 'text': "that when the much more dangerous virus comes along, they'll be able to be better communicators.", 'start': 1471.411, 'duration': 5.784}, {'end': 1478.136, 'text': "At least that's the hope.", 'start': 1477.295, 'duration': 0.841}, {'end': 1484.619, 'text': 'Using the algorithm to control that is, I feel like is a big problem.', 'start': 1479.837, 'duration': 4.782}, {'end': 1497.666, 'text': "So you're going to have the same problem with a deadly virus as with the current virus if you let YouTube draw hard lines by the PR and the marketing people versus the broad community of scientists.", 'start': 1484.639, 'duration': 13.027}], 'summary': 'Improving communication for future viruses is a major concern due to algorithmic control issues.', 'duration': 26.255, 'max_score': 1471.411, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1471411.jpg'}], 'start': 1178.852, 'title': 'Youtube, vaccine info, and algorithmic influence', 'summary': "Discusses ethical considerations of youtube's role in providing vaccine information, highlighting potential harm of directing viewers to videos with unfounded claims, and the impact of algorithms on scientific communication, emphasizing the need for better communication by scientists to combat misinformation.", 'chapters': [{'end': 1301.81, 'start': 1178.852, 'title': 'Youtube and vaccine information', 'summary': "Discusses the ethical considerations of youtube's role in providing vaccine information, highlighting the potential harm of directing viewers to videos with unfounded claims, and the importance of presenting a balanced view of vaccine safety and benefits.", 'duration': 122.958, 'highlights': ["YouTube's role in providing vaccine information and the ethical considerations involved, including the potential harm of directing viewers to videos with unfounded claims.", 'The importance of presenting a balanced view of vaccine safety and benefits, especially in the context of driving pathogen extinction and reaching herd immunity.', 'The hypothetical scenario of YouTube directing viewers to videos claiming vaccines are mind control agents, despite the vaccines being very safe, illustrating the potential harm of such actions.']}, {'end': 1666.063, 'start': 1301.85, 'title': 'Algorithmic influence on scientific communication', 'summary': 'Discusses the impact of algorithms on scientific communication and suggests the need for better communication by scientists to combat misinformation, emphasizing the importance of authenticity and the evolution of a younger generation of scientists.', 'duration': 364.213, 'highlights': ['The need for better communication by scientists to combat misinformation The chapter emphasizes the importance of scientists becoming better communicators to effectively combat misinformation and improve public understanding of scientific concepts.', 'The importance of authenticity in scientific communication Authenticity is highlighted as a key factor in improving the public perception of scientists and their communication, leading to a more effective battle of ideas and combating the spread of misinformation.', 'The impact of algorithms on scientific communication The discussion highlights the potential negative impact of algorithms on scientific communication, emphasizing the need for transparency and authenticity to overcome the challenges posed by algorithmic influence.']}], 'duration': 487.211, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1178852.jpg', 'highlights': ['The importance of presenting a balanced view of vaccine safety and benefits, especially in the context of driving pathogen extinction and reaching herd immunity.', 'The need for better communication by scientists to combat misinformation and improve public understanding of scientific concepts.', 'The potential harm of directing viewers to videos with unfounded claims, illustrating the impact of algorithms on scientific communication.']}, {'end': 2010.104, 'segs': [{'end': 1755.062, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1686.42, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1694.248, 'text': 'you know the general pattern of adherence to searching for information.', 'start': 1686.42, 'duration': 7.828}, {'end': 1699.834, 'text': 'And again a layer in which those things could be defended, so you could hear what a good argument sounded like,', 'start': 1694.669, 'duration': 5.165}, {'end': 1701.576, 'text': 'rather than just hear a caricatured argument.', 'start': 1699.834, 'duration': 1.742}, {'end': 1704.05, 'text': 'Yeah, and also reward people,', 'start': 1702.028, 'duration': 2.022}, {'end': 1713.139, 'text': 'creators that have demonstrated a track record of open-mindedness and correctness as much as it can be measured over a long term.', 'start': 1704.05, 'duration': 9.089}, {'end': 1716.682, 'text': 'I mean, a lot of this maps to..', 'start': 1713.159, 'duration': 3.523}, {'end': 1731.321, 'text': 'incentivizing good long-term behavior, not immediate kind of dopamine rush kind of signals.', 'start': 1721.334, 'duration': 9.987}, {'end': 1746.439, 'text': 'I think ultimately, the algorithm on the individual level should optimize for personal growth, long-term happiness, just growth,', 'start': 1733.162, 'duration': 13.277}, {'end': 1752.241, 'text': 'intellectually growth in terms of lifestyle, personally and so on, as opposed to immediate.', 'start': 1746.439, 'duration': 5.802}, {'end': 1755.062, 'text': "I think that's going to build a better society.", 'start': 1753.222, 'duration': 1.84}], 'summary': 'Incentivize open-mindedness and correctness in creators, optimizing for long-term personal growth and societal improvement.', 'duration': 68.642, 'max_score': 1686.42, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1686420.jpg'}, {'end': 1961.368, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1908.996, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 1919.986, 'text': "It's like people are just, it's not easy to build new, it's not easy to build products, tools, systems on new ideas.", 'start': 1908.996, 'duration': 10.99}, {'end': 1921.827, 'text': "It's kind of a new idea.", 'start': 1920.486, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 1928.509, 'text': "We've gone through this, everything we're seeing now comes from the ideas of the initial birth of the internet.", 'start': 1921.887, 'duration': 6.622}, {'end': 1935.811, 'text': 'There just needs to be new sets of tools that are incentivizing long-term personal growth and happiness.', 'start': 1929.129, 'duration': 6.682}, {'end': 1936.551, 'text': "That's it.", 'start': 1936.191, 'duration': 0.36}, {'end': 1940.932, 'text': "Right, but what we have is a market that doesn't favor this right?", 'start': 1936.771, 'duration': 4.161}, {'end': 1947.453, 'text': 'I mean for one thing you know we had an alternative to Facebook, right that looked.', 'start': 1941.072, 'duration': 6.381}, {'end': 1948.694, 'text': 'you know you owned your own data.', 'start': 1947.453, 'duration': 1.241}, {'end': 1953.415, 'text': "it wasn't exploitative and Facebook bought a huge interest in it.", 'start': 1948.694, 'duration': 4.721}, {'end': 1954.678, 'text': 'and it died.', 'start': 1953.977, 'duration': 0.701}, {'end': 1960.046, 'text': "I mean, who do you know who's on diaspora? The execution there was not good.", 'start': 1954.698, 'duration': 5.348}, {'end': 1961.368, 'text': 'Right, but it could have gotten better.', 'start': 1960.247, 'duration': 1.121}], 'summary': 'Challenges in building new tools and systems for personal growth; market reluctance to favor alternatives to exploitative platforms.', 'duration': 52.372, 'max_score': 1908.996, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1908996.jpg'}], 'start': 1666.323, 'title': 'Prioritizing personal growth and addressing predatory internet', 'summary': 'Discusses optimizing algorithms for personal growth, open-mindedness, and incentivizing long-term behavior, while also addressing the predatory nature of social media platforms and the challenges in implementing alternatives.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1819.419, 'start': 1666.323, 'title': 'Optimizing algorithm for personal growth', 'summary': 'Discusses optimizing algorithms to prioritize personal growth and open-mindedness, incentivizing long-term behavior, and building a better society.', 'duration': 153.096, 'highlights': ['Algorithms should optimize for personal growth, long-term happiness, and intellectual growth, as opposed to immediate rewards. The algorithm should prioritize personal growth, long-term happiness, and intellectual growth over immediate rewards, leading to a better society.', 'Incentivizing good long-term behavior and rewarding creators based on open-mindedness and correctness can lead to a better society. Incentivizing good long-term behavior and rewarding open-minded and correct creators can contribute to a better society.', 'The search algorithm should be general to give everyone a sense of what others are seeing and should prioritize defending ideas and showcasing good arguments. The search algorithm should be general and prioritize defending ideas, showcasing good arguments, and providing a sense of what others are seeing.']}, {'end': 2010.104, 'start': 1820.119, 'title': 'The predatory internet', 'summary': 'Discusses the predatory nature of social media platforms and the need for new tools incentivizing long-term personal growth and happiness, while highlighting the challenges in implementing such alternatives.', 'duration': 189.985, 'highlights': ["The need for new tools incentivizing long-term personal growth and happiness is emphasized as a solution to the predatory nature of social media platforms, which impact individuals' well-being and experiences. (e.g. 'I felt shitty on a lot of days because of social media')", "The challenges in implementing alternative platforms that prioritize user data ownership and non-exploitative practices, despite the existence of prototypes and ideas, are outlined. (e.g. 'We had an alternative to Facebook, right that looked. you owned your own data. it wasn't exploitative and Facebook bought a huge interest in it. and it died.')", "The difficulty in building new products, tools, and systems on new ideas, along with the market's lack of favor towards non-predatory models, is highlighted as a barrier to evolving the current business model of social media platforms. (e.g. 'It's not easy to build new, it's not easy to build products, tools, systems on new ideas')", "The discussion also touches upon the lack of audience and network effects as factors preventing the adoption of non-predatory internet models, leading to the continued dominance of predatory platforms. (e.g. 'the network effects cause you to stay with the predatory Internet')"]}], 'duration': 343.781, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI1666323.jpg', 'highlights': ['Algorithms should optimize for personal growth, long-term happiness, and intellectual growth, as opposed to immediate rewards.', 'Incentivizing good long-term behavior and rewarding creators based on open-mindedness and correctness can lead to a better society.', 'The search algorithm should be general to give everyone a sense of what others are seeing and should prioritize defending ideas and showcasing good arguments.', 'The need for new tools incentivizing long-term personal growth and happiness is emphasized as a solution to the predatory nature of social media platforms.', 'The challenges in implementing alternative platforms that prioritize user data ownership and non-exploitative practices, despite the existence of prototypes and ideas, are outlined.', "The difficulty in building new products, tools, and systems on new ideas, along with the market's lack of favor towards non-predatory models, is highlighted as a barrier to evolving the current business model of social media platforms."]}, {'end': 2210.671, 'segs': [{'end': 2038.313, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2011.445, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2017.327, 'text': 'So in our upcoming book, Heather and I, in our last chapter, explore something called the fourth frontier.', 'start': 2011.445, 'duration': 5.882}, {'end': 2025.069, 'text': "And fourth frontier has to do with sort of a 2.0 version of civilization, which we freely admit we can't tell you very much about.", 'start': 2017.527, 'duration': 7.542}, {'end': 2028.33, 'text': "It's something that would have to be, we would have to prototype our way there.", 'start': 2025.089, 'duration': 3.241}, {'end': 2030.371, 'text': 'We would have to effectively navigate our way there.', 'start': 2028.39, 'duration': 1.981}, {'end': 2033.552, 'text': "But the result would be very much like what you're describing.", 'start': 2030.951, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 2038.313, 'text': 'It would be something that effectively liberates humans meaningfully.', 'start': 2033.792, 'duration': 4.521}], 'summary': 'The fourth frontier aims to liberate humans in a 2.0 version of civilization.', 'duration': 26.868, 'max_score': 2011.445, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI2011445.jpg'}, {'end': 2119.893, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2052.416, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2058.98, 'text': 'We are looking for underexploited or unexploited opportunities, and when we find them, our ancestors, for example,', 'start': 2052.416, 'duration': 6.564}, {'end': 2066.005, 'text': 'if they happen into a new valley that was unexplored by people, their population would grow until it hit carrying capacity.', 'start': 2058.98, 'duration': 7.025}, {'end': 2070.648, 'text': "So there would be this great feeling of there's abundance until you hit carrying capacity, which is inevitable,", 'start': 2066.025, 'duration': 4.623}, {'end': 2072.549, 'text': 'and then zero-sum dynamics would set in.', 'start': 2070.648, 'duration': 1.901}, {'end': 2082.393, 'text': 'So, in order for human beings to flourish long term, the way to get there is to satisfy the desire for growth without hooking it to actual growth,', 'start': 2073.268, 'duration': 9.125}, {'end': 2084.496, 'text': 'which only moves and fits and starts.', 'start': 2082.393, 'duration': 2.103}, {'end': 2093.4, 'text': 'And this is actually, I believe, the key to avoiding these spasms of human tragedy when, in the absence of growth,', 'start': 2085.516, 'duration': 7.884}, {'end': 2097.843, 'text': 'people do something that causes their population to experience growth,', 'start': 2093.4, 'duration': 4.443}, {'end': 2104.647, 'text': 'which is they go and make war on or commit genocide against some other population, which is something we obviously have to stop.', 'start': 2097.843, 'duration': 6.804}, {'end': 2110.75, 'text': "By the way, this is A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century, co-authored.", 'start': 2105.727, 'duration': 5.023}, {'end': 2111.43, 'text': "That's right.", 'start': 2111.15, 'duration': 0.28}, {'end': 2113.731, 'text': 'With your wife, Heather, being released this September.', 'start': 2111.45, 'duration': 2.281}, {'end': 2119.893, 'text': "I believe you said you're going to do a little bit of a preview videos on each chapter leading up to the release.", 'start': 2113.971, 'duration': 5.922}], 'summary': 'Flourishing long-term means satisfying growth desires without hooking it to actual growth, to avoid zero-sum dynamics and human tragedy.', 'duration': 67.477, 'max_score': 2052.416, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI2052416.jpg'}, {'end': 2210.671, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2181.948, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2191.696, 'text': "And if we adopted that kind of pro market, but in a context where it's not steering, where human wellbeing is actually the driver,", 'start': 2181.948, 'duration': 9.748}, {'end': 2193.597, 'text': 'we can do remarkable things.', 'start': 2191.696, 'duration': 1.901}, {'end': 2198.641, 'text': 'And the technology that emerges would naturally be enhancing of human wellbeing perfectly.', 'start': 2193.677, 'duration': 4.964}, {'end': 2201.503, 'text': 'So no, but overwhelmingly so.', 'start': 2198.701, 'duration': 2.802}, {'end': 2202.644, 'text': 'but at the moment,', 'start': 2201.503, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 2210.671, 'text': 'markets are finding our every defective character and exploiting them and making huge profits and making us worse to each other in the process.', 'start': 2202.644, 'duration': 8.027}], 'summary': 'Pro-market approach enhancing human wellbeing can lead to remarkable progress, contrary to current market exploitation.', 'duration': 28.723, 'max_score': 2181.948, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI2181948.jpg'}], 'start': 2011.445, 'title': 'The fourth frontier of civilization and the future of technology and markets', 'summary': "Delves into the concept of the fourth frontier, a 2.0 version of civilization, and discusses the potential of technology to empower the future while emphasizing the necessity of human wellbeing as the primary driver for technological advancement. it also highlights the need for guiding markets towards enhancing human wellbeing rather than exploiting flaws. additionally, it mentions the upcoming release of 'a hunter-gatherer's guide to the 21st century', co-authored with heather.", 'chapters': [{'end': 2119.893, 'start': 2011.445, 'title': 'The fourth frontier of civilization', 'summary': "Discusses the concept of the fourth frontier, a 2.0 version of civilization that aims to liberate humans meaningfully and satisfy the desire for growth without depending on actual growth, ultimately avoiding tragic consequences such as war and genocide. it also mentions the upcoming release of 'a hunter-gatherer's guide to the 21st century', co-authored with heather.", 'duration': 108.448, 'highlights': ['The concept of the fourth frontier, a 2.0 version of civilization that aims to liberate humans meaningfully and satisfy the desire for growth without depending on actual growth.', 'The inevitability of hitting carrying capacity and the subsequent onset of zero-sum dynamics when underexploited or unexploited opportunities are found, leading to the need for a sustainable approach.', 'The significance of satisfying the desire for growth without hooking it to actual growth to avoid spasms of human tragedy, such as war and genocide, emphasizing the importance of stopping such occurrences.', "The mention of the upcoming release of 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century', co-authored with Heather, with plans for preview videos on each chapter leading up to the release."]}, {'end': 2210.671, 'start': 2120.033, 'title': 'The future of technology and markets', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential of technology to empower the future, the limitations of market-driven solutions, and the necessity of human wellbeing as the primary driver for technological advancement, highlighting the need for guiding markets towards enhancing human wellbeing rather than exploiting flaws.', 'duration': 90.638, 'highlights': ['Markets are currently exploiting our defective character and making huge profits, making us worse to each other in the process.', 'Adopting a pro-market approach where human wellbeing is the driver can lead to remarkable technological advancements that enhance human wellbeing.', 'The belief in technology as a tool to naturally enhance human wellbeing is emphasized as a crucial factor for the future, with the current market exploiting defective traits for profit.']}], 'duration': 199.226, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/AfjrpjqdQxI/pics/AfjrpjqdQxI2011445.jpg', 'highlights': ['The concept of the fourth frontier, a 2.0 version of civilization that aims to liberate humans meaningfully and satisfy the desire for growth without depending on actual growth.', 'Adopting a pro-market approach where human wellbeing is the driver can lead to remarkable technological advancements that enhance human wellbeing.', 'The inevitability of hitting carrying capacity and the subsequent onset of zero-sum dynamics when underexploited or unexploited opportunities are found, leading to the need for a sustainable approach.', 'The belief in technology as a tool to naturally enhance human wellbeing is emphasized as a crucial factor for the future, with the current market exploiting defective traits for profit.', 'The significance of satisfying the desire for growth without hooking it to actual growth to avoid spasms of human tragedy, such as war and genocide, emphasizing the importance of stopping such occurrences.', 'Markets are currently exploiting our defective character and making huge profits, making us worse to each other in the process.', "The mention of the upcoming release of 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century', co-authored with Heather, with plans for preview videos on each chapter leading up to the release."]}], 'highlights': ['The consortium of major platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, has appointed itself as the arbiter of truth, exerting control over discussions to prevent the spread of misinformation.', 'YouTube and other platforms censored discussion of ivermectin, impacting the dissemination of potential information related to COVID-19 treatments.', 'The implications of YouTube censoring content based on guidance from WHO and CDC, despite their past inaccuracies during the pandemic, are questioned, highlighting the need for YouTube to take a stand in the dissemination of information.', 'The flexibility of human beings is derived from offloading a large fraction of the cognitive capacity to the software layer, which evolves over time.', "The need for a balanced algorithm that presents a full spectrum of ideas is emphasized, pointing out the current bias in YouTube's recommendation system and the potential for better algorithms to address this issue.", 'The importance of presenting a balanced view of vaccine safety and benefits, especially in the context of driving pathogen extinction and reaching herd immunity.', 'Algorithms should optimize for personal growth, long-term happiness, and intellectual growth, as opposed to immediate rewards.', 'The concept of the fourth frontier, a 2.0 version of civilization that aims to liberate humans meaningfully and satisfy the desire for growth without depending on actual growth.']}