David Pakman

AI position

Aware of x-risk

Hosted one AI-risk-adjacent interview (Oren Etzioni, 2022) but no recurring x-risk coverage found.

Why influential

Builds a direct, recurring relationship with audiences through long-form or personality-led media; guests and clips can quickly alter candidate incentives and issue salience. Primary policy lanes: elections; media; democracy; economics.

Who pays attention

Younger Democrats, progressive campaigns, activists, online media and politically engaged professionals

Work samples

• Is Artificial Intelligence "Dangerous?" Oren Etzioni Interview

  Dec 6, 2022 · podcast

  Interview with Oren Etzioni, founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, on AI, machine learning, superintelligence, and AI risk.

• December 6, 2022 show notes (Oren Etzioni segment)

  Dec 6, 2022 · podcast

  Daily show page referencing the Etzioni AI interview segment.

• March 6, 2024 episode with Daniel Dennett

  Mar 6, 2024 · podcast

  Philosopher Daniel Dennett discusses AI, consciousness, and New Atheism with Pakman; Dennett is not an AI-world person by the roster definition (philosopher, not an AI practitioner), included for context only.

AI-world contacts

• Oren Etzioni — Founding CEO (now emeritus); AI researcher, also founder of TrueMedia.org, Allen Institute for AI

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — Only identified AI-world guest interviewed at length by David Pakman, discussing AI risk and superintelligence.