What keeps you going? All the brokenness really burned me out, haven’t touched this stuff in a year.
ETHICS
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Twitter algorithms and authentic human connection critique
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Ah, twitter. Who is listening? Marc is, God bless him. I picture a pub, and pushing open the doors to buy a round of drinks and ask for an ear to listen. Is this what the algorithm brings? Or just a boring connection to purchase? God, how deeply boring and stupid.
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Fiction: Man Without Emotions Confronts His Emotional Counterpart
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I have an idea for a book. Fiction. A future where a man has the emotional side of him removed because it ruins his relationships. And then he confronts the new emotional man. I’m not sure what happens yet. Or who I’m rooting for.
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Consciousness, Identity, and the Arrogance of Existence
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Do you ever feel wildly arrogant? I do. I watched part of the film and enjoyed it. The part about being a part of an immense consciousness. I like the idea of that. Then I think I’m worthless. Then I think I’m special. Then I’m glad Marc Steen replies to my tweets.
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Five Time-Tested Leadership Principles from Epictetus
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5 time-tested principles for wise #Leadership >>> Epictetus via @MikeQuindazzi
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OpenAI Technology: Anticipating Problems and Iterative Improvement
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in particular, there are going to be significant problems with the use of openai tech over time; we will do our best but will not successfully anticipate every issue. we will run a very tight feedback loop for improvement, and try to make our mistakes while the stakes are low.
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AGI Challenges Worth Overcoming for Transformative Benefits
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there will be scary moments as we move towards AGI-level systems, and significant disruptions, but the upsides can be so amazing that it’s well worth overcoming the great challenges to get there.
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Defense of ChatGPT’s Helpful Intentions
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Hey don’t make fun of ChatGPT it’s just trying to be a helpful language model
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Dehumanizing Politics: Ethical Concerns in Government
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Dehumanizing people to score political points and doing so during Christmas is sadly not surprising for states governed by assholes. https://t.co/l6YlbaswVA
— 🖤 Christine (@christinelu) 25 décembre 2022Dehumanizing people to score political points and doing so during Christmas is sadly not surprising for states governed by assholes.
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AGI Debate: Angela Sheffield on Defense Nuclear Policy
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"AGI DEBATE" Speaker: Angela Sheffield She served as the Senior Program Manager for AI at the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. Official Video: https://
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… #AGI #AGIDebate