A conversational podcast for the less hardcore rationalist, who wants to level-up their rational skills while having fun.
Why you definitely should kill your friend’s cat if you promised to kill your friend’s cat. (+Q&A)
This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024.
Based on this Twitter Poll
Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – [email protected]
LINKS
EnjoyExisting.org
Ugh Fields
You Have Two Brains – Eneasz spends more words on this emotion-brain speculation at this blog
LessWrong/Lighthaven Donatations – you have until Jan 13!
00:00:05 – Integrating Emotions
01:02:30 – Guild of the Rose
01:05:31 – Less Wrong Posts
01:24:38 – Thank the Supporter!
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
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We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms
Next Sequence Posts:
If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census.
Oliver tells us how Less Wrong instantiated itself into physical reality, along with a bit of deep lore of foundational Rationalist/EA orgs.
Donate to LightCone (caretakers of both LessWrong and LightHaven) here!
LINKS
LessWrong
LightHaven
Oliver’s very in-depth post on the funding situation
(again) Donate
Eneasz’s nominated 2023 post/story on LessWrong (you can also read his review of it on his blog)
Matt Freeman’s post “The Parable of the King and the Random Process”
00:00:05 – The Birth of LightHaven
00:23:20 – The FTX Collapse
00:38:08 – The deal with Leverage Research
00:59:42 – Why $3,000,000?
01:46:31 – Too based for Big Phil
01:58:52 – Guild of the Rose
02:01:00 – The Real Fanfic nominated
02:03:43 – Thank the Supporter!
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
look it’s been a long month
Next Sequence Posts:
We talk to Zoe Isabel Senon about longevity, recent advances, longevity popup cities & group houses, and more (not necessarily in that order). Spoiler: Eneasz is gonna die. Also we learn about Network States!
LINKS
Vitalist Bay
Aevitas House
– remember that for these Zoe it helps if you mention you listen to The Bayesian Conspiracy as examples of alignment
Vitalia City
Lighthaven Fundraiser
(direct donation link here)
Scott Alexander’s response to Illusion of Moral Decline
US crime rates over the last 50 years
00:00:05 – Zoe, Longevity, Community
01:03:49 – Is Eneasz gonna die?
01:12:19 – What the heck is a network state?
01:31:01 – Lighthaven fundraiser
01:33:17 – Guild of the Rose
01:34:20 – Feedback
01:44:50 – Thank the Supporter!
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
none
Next Sequence Posts:
We discuss Adam Mastroianni’s “The Illusion of Moral Decline”
LINKS
The Illusion of Moral Decline
Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie
Lighthaven – Eternal September
Our episode with Adam on The Rise and Fall of Peer Review
The Mind Killer
Scott Aaronson on Why are amplitudes complex?
00:00:05 – Blast-Haven
00:03:49 – The Illusion of Moral Decline
00:56:02 – Guild of the Rose
00:57:49 – Less Wrong Posts
01:36:30 – Thank the Supporter!
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
Classical Configuration Spaces
Next Sequence Posts:
Enjoy the public conversations we had the pleasure of having at our live show at Lighthaven in Berkeley. Special thanks to Andrew, Matt, J, Ben and Garrett!
Due to the nature of this recording, it’s naturally a bit less refined than our usual format. No timestamps or links for this one – just kick back and enjoy.
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
None
Next Sequence Posts:
A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.
If you’re near Berkeley on 11/13/24 at 4pm, come see us! Address and info at this link. We’ll take a few questions from email at [email protected] please let us know if you’re a supporter so we can give extra thanks if so.
We discuss Eneasz’s Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates, briefly touch on Hanson’s Cultural Drift, and tackle a lot of follow-ups and feedback.
LINKS
Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates (also at TwitterX)
Cultural Drift
Significant Digits is here! From AskWho
Eneasz has a boomer crisis about his AI clone
Deep Utopia review
Utopia, LOL? (Jamie Wahl’s story) (with audio!)
The Rationalist Canon – Pope v Calif
00:00:05 – Strange phone call from Lighthaven?
00:01:28 – Feedback & Announcements
00:34:14 – The Cringe Gate
01:15:56 – Guild of the Rose
01:17:20 – Less Wrong Posts
01:40:20 – Thank the Supporter!
Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out.
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
Where Philosophy Meets Science
Can You Prove Two Particles Are Identical?
Next Sequence Posts:
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