The Bayesian Conspiracy

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We speak with Zvi Mowshowitz about his work and recent history, what happened at OpenAI, and then really dig into Simulacra Levels – a way to categorize the different types of things people are attempting to do when they say words to other people.

OTHER LINKS
Zvi’s Simulacra Levels Summary
Less Wrong Simulacra Page
Zvi on the Clearer Thinking podcast re Simulacra
Zvi on OpenAI’s Battle of the Board
On Bounded Distrust
Zvi’s Substack
Zvi’s Twitter
You Get About Five Words
More Dakka

0:00:23 – Zvi’s many exploits with rationalism
0:26:13 – What happened at OpenAI?
0:41:49 – Simulacra Level 1
0:45:43 – Simulacra Level 2
1:02:38 – Simulacra Level 3
1:11:02 – Why these terms?
1:18:19 – 1-3 Recap
1:22:15 – Simulacra Level 4
1:42:56 – Less Wrong Posts
1:59:17 – Guild of the Rose Update
2:00:33 – Thank the Patron

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Steven and Eneasz just chat a whole lot about random things, and take some listener mail. Topics include: Rationality Quotes, Polyamory, Bostrom, Justice, and Vengeance

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Yassine’s post MonoPoly Restricted Trust
TBC 14 – Street Epistemology
There Are 4 Lights

0:00:23 – Relentless Self-Indulgence
2:03:38 – Less Wrong Posts
2:34:47 – Guild of the Rose Update
2:35:45 – Thank the Patron

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Can we do anything to approach the creation of an artificial super intelligence more cautiously and methodically? Jason Green-Lowe and Jakub Kraus of CAIP think so, and they’re working the government side of the problem.

The Center for AI Policy
Careers at CAIP
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–The Less Wrong Community Census/Survey–!
CAIP Policy Proposals
Humans Need Not Apply

0:00:23 – Discussion with CAIP
1:30:11 – Less Wrong Posts
1:51:19 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:53:16 – Thank the Patron

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Are there other ways to disincentivize attempted murder?

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You thought the title was a penis joke? For shame.

Steven updates Eneasz on the outcome of the trial he served jury duty on in August.

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We talk more with Brandon Hendrickson about his ACX-contest winning book review of The Educated Mind by Kieran Egan. Also discussions of rationality, post-rationalism, and more.

The winning book review in its original text (also in audio (itunes, spotify))
Brandon’s substack – The Lost Tools of Learning
Science Is Weird – a sprawling online science course that helps kids fall in love with the world

Paid Bonus content – Chat on Back Pain and Age

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Lost Tools – Your Solar System Is Wrong
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
What Lies Dreaming
The Real Fanfic is the friends we made along the way

0:00:23 – The Educated Mind
2:20:00 – Less Wrong Posts
2:36:07 – Thank the Patron
2:37:40 – Guild of the Rose Update

We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
Our Patreon page–your support is most rational, and totally effective. (also merch)