Between 1968 and 2010, universities were dominated by liberals, covering a spectrum with different opinions (eg. Chomsky, Pinker and Hayek) but a commitment to rational truth and rational discourse. They would not have accepted that scientists must commit to political beliefs,
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Enlightenment Liberalism’s Survival Against Progressivism: A Contemporary Aesthetic
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If our Popper/Russel style enlightenment liberalism wants to survive against progressivism, it needs to develop a contemporary aesthetic, it has to divest from the scientific institutions while staying scientific, and it needs the ability to proliferate itself outside of books.
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Bezos vs Musk: Customer Service Philosophy Differences
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the difference between bezos and musk shows in how they treated their first hundred thousand customers
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AI Ethics and Societal Impact: Concerns About Technological Singularity
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She already is the singularity; these people should have never been allowed to procreate
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Advanced AI Meta-Capabilities Pose Existential Risk Concerns
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She is terrifying, especially her ability to meta right from the start. Eliezer has much more reason to be afraid of her than of OpenAI
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Problem Solving Effectiveness in Learning and Study Methods
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Nothing wrong with his point! There are people with problems studying effective problem solving, people without problems studying ineffective problem solving, people without problems studying effective problem solving and people with problems studying ineffective problem solving.
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Transhumanism, AI Ethics, and Corporate Power in Future Societies
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It depends. Are you the prophet of Catholic transhumanism in dire need of getting nailed to a futuristically styled cross, or are you the CEO of the global social brain company?
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High Barriers Entry Limit Expert Professional Pools
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I don’t think a unified rich establishment wants others to be poor, but many valuable professions have a high barrier to entry, few positions and as a result only a small pool of experts to draw from. Examples are brain surgeons, remote submarine operators, fortune 500 CEOs.
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Company founding thesis replicates OpenAI approach with safety focus
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I thought their entire founding thesis and brand is “whatever worked while we were at OpenAI but it’s more safe“
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Airline Classes Reveal Income Inequality and Professional Bargaining Power
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The sharp discontinuities between airline classes illustrate that income differences don’t always reflect the smooth continuum of human ability but also differences in bargaining power of different professions.