It's a really good idea and everyone hating on it probably doesn't understand it.
Links 'n' stuff:
Here's Prof. John Kelly's excellent demo of the eCVT (the mentioned Weber Auto YouTube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppyK3ZlUbtM
And I linked in a card to Engineering Explained's demo, too, which may help those having a hard time wrapping their head around this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxmxIsoV_Xo
Here's the Sights and Sounds video I mentioned:
https://youtu.be/AtaG0PQYeVQ
And here's a silly one telling anyone who will listen why they need to get over themselves and embrace the minivan:
https://youtu.be/oEruzTKteRE
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00:00 Intro
03:31 The internal combustion engine and its flaws
09:12 The Atkinson cycle engine
14:04 What hybrid drivetrains unlock
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24:10 Conversion losses and why they're a problem
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AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won’t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up
Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world-renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human-Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control".
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◼️How governments are outfunded by Big Tech
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◼️The myth of ‘pulling the plug’ and why AI won’t be that easy to stop
00:00 You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time
02:41 You Wrote the Textbook on AI
03:16 It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up
05:51 CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks
07:51 They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk
09:53 What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
12:57 Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon?
16:13 How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented
17:16 AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI
18:01 The Gorilla Problem – The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule
19:21 If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop?
20:50 Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful?
22:36 Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests?
23:57 Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI?
26:36 Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement?
27:22 No One Actually Understands How This AI Works
30:23 AI Will Be Able to Train Itself
32:11 The Fast Takeoff Is Coming
34:07 Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race?
38:23 Advice to Young People in This New World
40:40 How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct?
42:20 The Problem if No One Has to Work
45:46 What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day
48:30 Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans?
56:31 What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally?
59:56 What Is It to Be Human?
01:03:21 The Rise of Individualism
01:05:21 Ads
01:06:26 Universal Basic Income
01:08:28 Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever?
01:15:01 But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop?
01:18:27 Trump's Approach to AI
01:18:53 What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs
01:20:49 What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Join the AI Race?
01:23:18 Amazon Replacing Their Workers
01:28:47 Ads
01:30:41 Experts Agree on Extinction Risk
01:37:48 What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now
01:39:22 Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control?
01:43:01 Are We Creating a God?
01:47:19 Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us?
01:48:37 What Can We Do to Help?
01:50:30 You Wrote the Book on AI – Does It Weigh on You?
01:58:35 What Do You Value Most in Life?
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