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.

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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

None

Next Sequence Posts:

Classical Configuration Spaces

The Quantum Arena

Feynman Paths

A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.

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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!

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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:

Classical Configuration Spaces

The Quantum Arena

Feynman Paths

AskWho just attended a “lecture” by AI Grifter Tania Duarte

Slide
The “TESCREAL” Bungle  by Ozy Brennan
AskWho Casts AI podcast

Classic, season one adventure this week! Eneasz and Steven have a loosely structured conversation about the sequences’ value, the virtue of silence, scissor statements, and the value of philosophy.

LINKS
Cryonics is Free!
Dan Dennett – Where Am I?
The Virtue of Silence
Scissors Statements

00:00:05 – Pre-pre show Discussion
01:41:43 – Guild of the Rose
01:44:48 – Less Wrong Posts
02:05:57 – Thank the Supporter!

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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

Configurations and Amplitude

Joint Configurations

Distinct Configurations

Next Sequence Posts:

Where Philosophy Meets Science

Can You Prove Two Particles Are Identical?

Eneasz chats with TBC Discord member Delta about the cultivation of small online cultures. Get the full episode via our Patreon or our SubStack!

GPT-o1 demonstrates the Blindsight thesis is likely wrong.

Peter Watts on Blindsight
Andrew Cutler on origins of consciousness part 1 and part 2
Thou Art Godshatter

Steven wanted to share an interesting idea from an article that draws a neat parallel between content moderation and information security.

The post discussed here is Como is Infosec.

We talk with Daniel about his ACX guest post that posits that thoughts are conscious, rather than brains.

LINKS
Consciousness As Recursive Reflections
Seven Secular Sermons
Seven Secular Sermons video on TwitterX
LightHaven’s Eternal September

0:00:05 – Recursive Reflections
01:29:30 – Personal News from Eneasz
01:31:04 – Guild of the Rose
01:32:15 – Feedback
01:36:39 – Less Wrong Posts
01:57:37 – Thank the Patron

Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack

Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

Belief in the Implied Invisible

Quantum Explanations

Next Sequence Posts:

Configurations and Amplitude

Joint Configurations

Distinct Configurations