Accelerated Horizons — Podcast + Blog Idea

By Cadejs @ 2025-04-16T14:20 (+2)

TL;DR: Should I work on modeling rapid AI progress impact on non-AI fields. I am trying to decide if I should work on a project I created called Accelerated Horizons. It would be a podcast + blog exploring how rapid AI progress could reshape specific industries and social systems by 2030.

AI-generated religions, synthetic art movements, novel material creation, defense automation, and state-sponsored hyper-targeted propaganda. I want more smart people, outside of EA-adjacent circles, to take superintelligent AI seriously — and to seriously consider what society could look like in a world of abundant, cheap cognition.

Broad Concept

• Interviews with scientists, technologists, academics, religious clergy, industry experts — basically anyone with an expert view on a domain where a sudden abundance of intelligence could drive rapid transformation.
• Core question: “What happens to your field if AI advances 10–1000x faster than expected?” I’d need to explain why this is plausible and help guests think through implications. One framing might be: “If you had 10,000 fully-funded MIT PhDs working remotely under your direction, what could you do?”
• The goal is to ground AI discourse in real-world systems, constraints, and leverage points — and then convene thoughtful people around how we might prepare.

Why This?

• Most AI discussion is either very abstract or focused on technical alignment. That creates hand-waving when it comes to real-world implications.
• We need more domain-specific imagination and forecasting.
• This could help:
  • Surface blind spots and failure modes in key systems
  • Attract broader talent and insight into x-risk and AI governance conversations
  • Seed more grounded policy conversations across domains
  • Support prioritization and resourcing in neglected areas

Sample Topics

There’s already a deep bench of high-leverage domains to explore. Just interviewing contributors to the Gap Map project (https://www.gap-map.org/?sort=rank&fields=materials-science) could fill a year of content.

Some example themes:

• AI-generated theology and decentralized spiritual movements
• State use of AI for narrative warfare and information control
• Pharma and biotech acceleration via closed-loop autonomous R&D
• Fragility in legal systems, financial markets, and global supply chains
• How sectors might react to the emergence of superhuman agency

What I Need

• Feedback: Is this useful? What would make it more so? Is this worth my time?
• Any advice on starting a podcast and doing high-quality outreach
• Guest suggestions — especially from surprising or underexplored fields
• Interview questions you’d want answered
• Pointers to similar or adjacent work I should study or collaborate with
• Do I need to work with someone on a project like this?