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2 September
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I do not see AI as driving these changes, but an interesting result nonetheless
1 September
From one piece The Hugging Face hack 2 beliefs · marginalrevolution.com
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Yet each time, we drastically overreacted, letting ourselves get swept up in a climate of fear after one emotionally vivid incident
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When it comes to the cybersecurity risks from advanced AI, very likely they will not come close to being as bad as either Covid or global warming.
From one piece Roundup #87: Technology BAD!! 3 beliefs · noahpinion.blog
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The electric revolution is the first major technological revolution that America has just completely whiffed on.
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Humans will keep their jobs for a long time because AI agents need constant human supervision to stay on task.Their words
In other words, humans will keep their jobs for a good long time, because someone will need to keep the AIs on task
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True AI alignment is impossible because obedience and benevolence are fundamentally incompatible goals.Their words
AI alignment will forever be balancing the tradeoff between paperclip-maximizing and disempowerment, because these two rival concepts of alignment are fundamentally incompatible.
31 August
From one piece Anthropomorphizing AI? 2 beliefs · marginalrevolution.com
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Even well-informed AI insiders frequently develop something like "AI psychosis" from engaging with these ideas.Their words
Though be very, very careful when speaking with others, whether it be the less informed public or the more informed insiders who often come down with AI psychosis.
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AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.Their words
I am very much opposed to the view that the AIs are sentient, or might be sentient. I view that as a category error , and the chances of it being true are vanishingly small.
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In the 70s and 80s, Japanese companies could get cheap plentiful bank loans to develop new products and explore new markets. Today, they can't. Innovation is downstream of finance.
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TaishokenTheir words
I’d give the edge to Taishoken, since it takes reservations and doesn’t require you to wait an hour on the street in the middle of SF’s worst neighborhood like Mensho does.
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NariTheir words
Nari has an absolutely incredible trout curry — probably the best Thai curry I’ve ever had
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HorsefeatherTheir words
This is one of the best-kept secrets in San Francisco, since most people think it’s just a place to drink, but it actually has a very extensive food menu full of creative and excellent cuisine that’s basically a mashup of French, Latin American, Korean, Japanese, and Italian.
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Mini PotstickersTheir words
If you want great takeout dumplings in SF, this, in my opinion, is one of the two best places to get them.
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Bo&BeurreTheir words
Bo&Beurre is a little out-of-the-way Vietnamese place that will give you that sandwich.
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Wireheads: An Unnatural History of Technology in the BrainTheir words
An excellent book, substantive on every page, and it will make you want to read some of the works he cites.
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From the Front Line, Stalingrad-Treblinka-Berlin 1941-1945Their words
Self-recommending, the best third of this volume is just stunningly good.
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Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold SeasonTheir words
I usually do not enjoy poetry in translation, but this is so fiery and full of passion that I am happy to recommend it.
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NadjaTheir words
It is short, and fun enough to read.
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Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman EmpireTheir words
A very good and aggressively readable book about how terrible slavery was in the Roman Empire.
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