Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"Your Supplies Probably Won’t Be Stolen in a Disaster" by jefftk
When I write about things like storing food or medication in case of disaster, one common response I get is that it doesn't matter: society will b…
3 months ago
"10 posts I don’t have time to write" by habryka
I am a busy man and will die knowing I have not said all I wanted to say. But maybe I can at least leave some IOUs behind.
1) Blatant conflicts ar…
3 months ago
"$50 million a year for a 10% chance to ban ASI" by Andrea_Miotti, Alex Amadori, Gabriel Alfour
ControlAI's mission is to avert the extinction risks posed by superintelligent AI. We believe that in order to do this, we must secure an internatio…
3 months ago
"Evil is bad, actually (Vassar and Olivia Schaefer callout post)" by plex
Micheal Vassar's strategy for saving the world is horrifyingly counterproductive. Olivia's is worse.
A note before we start: A lot of the sources ci…
3 months ago
"10 non-boring ways I’ve used AI in the last month" by habryka
I use AI assistance for basically all of my work, for many hours, every day. My colleagues do the same. Recent surveys suggest >50% of Americans hav…
3 months ago
"Feel like a room has bad vibes? The lighting is probably too “spiky” or too blue" by habryka
I have now had a few years of experience doing architectural and interior design for many spaces that people seem to really love (most widely known …
3 months ago
"Quality Matters Most When Stakes are Highest" by LawrenceC
Or, the end of the world is no excuse for sloppy work
One morning when I was nine, my dad called me over to his computer. He wanted to show me this …
3 months ago
"Reevaluating AGI Ruin in 2026" by lc
It's been about four years since Eliezer Yudkowsky published AGI Ruin: A List of Lethalities, a 43-point list of reasons the default outcome from bu…
3 months ago
"Having OCD is like living in North Korea (Here’s how I escaped)" by Declan Molony
[Author's note: this post is the narrative version that explains my journey with OCD and how I treated it. The short version provides quick, actiona…
3 months ago
"There are only four skills: design, technical, management and physical" by habryka
Epistemic status: Completely schizo galaxy-brained theory
Lightcone[1] operates on a "generalist" philosophy. Most of our full-time staff have the t…
3 months ago