Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffective Aspersions: How the Nonlinear Investigation Went Wrong
The New York Times
Picture a scene: the New York Times is releasing an article on Effective Altruism (EA) with an express goal to dig up every piece…
2 years, 5 months ago
Constellations are Younger than Continents
At the Bay Area Solstice, I heard the song Bold Orion for the first time. I like it a lot. It does, however, have one problem:
He has seen the rise an…
2 years, 5 months ago
The ‘Neglected Approaches’ Approach: AE Studio’s Alignment Agenda
Many thanks to Samuel Hammond, Cate Hall, Beren Millidge, Steve Byrnes, Lucius Bushnaq, Joar Skalse, Kyle Gracey, Gunnar Zarncke, Ross Nordby, David …
2 years, 5 months ago
“Humanity vs. AGI” Will Never Look Like “Humanity vs. AGI” to Humanity
When discussing AGI Risk, people often talk about it in terms of a war between humanity and an AGI. Comparisons between the amounts of resources at b…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is being sexy for your homies?
Epistemic status: Speculation. An unholy union of evo psych, introspection, random stuff I happen to observe & hear about, and thinking. Done on a hi…
2 years, 5 months ago
[HUMAN VOICE] "Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible" by Gene Smith and Kman
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In the course of my life, there have been a handf…
2 years, 5 months ago
[HUMAN VOICE] "Moral Reality Check (a short story)" by jessicata
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This is a linkpost for https://unstableontology.com/2023/11/26…
2 years, 5 months ago
AI Control: Improving Safety Despite Intentional Subversion
Crossposted from the AI Alignment Forum. May contain more technical jargon than usual.We’ve released a paper, AI Control: Improving Safety Despite In…
2 years, 5 months ago
2023 Unofficial LessWrong Census/Survey
The Less Wrong General Census is unofficially here! You can take it at this link.
It's that time again.
If you are reading this post and identify as a …
2 years, 5 months ago
The likely first longevity drug is based on sketchy science. This is bad for science and bad for longevity.
If you are interested in the longevity scene, like I am, you probably have seen press releases about the dog longevity company, Loyal for Dogs, getti…
2 years, 5 months ago