Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried and Effective Altruism

<p>David talks to author Michael Lewis about SBF and EA: about the man he got to know before, during and after his spectacular fall and about the philosophy with which he was associated. What did Sam Bankman-Fried believe was the purpose of making so much money? How did he manage to get so side-tracked from doing good? Why when it all went wrong did he fail to save himself? A conversation about utilitarianism, risk and human weakness.</p><p>Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis is out now in paperback with a new afterword <a href="https://bit.ly/3ZXr88u" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3ZXr88u</a> </p><p>The second bonus episode to accompany our recent series on Thinking Machines is available now: David and Shannon Vallor talk about where AI is really taking us, sorting the reality from the hype. Sign up to PPF+ for just £5 per month or £50 a year for 24 bonus episodes <a href="https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus</a></p><p>To get the latest edition of our free fortnightly newsletter (out tomorrow), with lots more on SBF and EA and plenty else besides, sign up here <a href="https://www.ppfideas.com/newsletters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ppfideas.com/newsletters</a></p><p>Next time: The Great Political Films: <em>La Grande Illusion</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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