<p>Daystar and Alex invite Max back on the podcast to talk about his new novel, <a href="https://amzn.to/4mPj0ii" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Red Heart⁠</a>, a modern sci-fi thriller that follows an American spy sent to a Chinese AI lab to investigate how far ahead their capabilities are compared to the US.</p><p>Max works at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, and has been thinking about the state of AI Safety for over a decade now. He&#39;s also written the Crystal Society trilogy, which we discussed in episode 66.</p><p> <a href="https://maxharms.com/redheart" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://maxharms.com/redheart⁠</a></p><p>Co-hosted by <a href="http://alexanderwales.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Alexander Wales⁠⁠</a></p><p>With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, <a href="http://amzn.to/2pnwPsP" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠G.A.T.O Must Be Respected</a></p><p><br></p>