#256 – Simon Goldstein on the case for giving AI (some) legal rights
It sounds like the worst idea in the world: pay AIs, let them own property, give them rights. But AI ethics and safety researcher Simon Goldstein thinks it might actually be the best way to keep humanity safe. The logic is actually quite simple: an agent with nothing to lose and everything to gain is dangerous. Give…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from 80,000 Hours Podcast
See all episodes →
Similar episodes from other shows
More like 80,000 Hours Podcast →
52%When millions of AI agents meet
Banning Superintelligence: Are We Building Humanity's Replacement? with Roman Yampolskiy
The age of social AI
Joscha Bach: AGI, Consciousness, and the Evolution of Intelligence
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.