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It is tough though, I'd like to think I learnt how to think analytically and critically. But thinking is hard, and often times I catch myself trying to outsource my thinking almost…

I think you are making a couple of very good points getting bogged down in the wrong framework of discussion. Let me rephrase what I think you are saying: Once you are very comfort…

I think one thing to look out for are "deliberately" slow models. We are currently using basically all models as if we needed them in an instant loop, but many of these application…

Why wouldn't it? I still have to hear one convincing argument how our brain isn't working as a function of probable next best actions. When you look at amoebas work, and animals th…

That's not even a devil's advocate, many other animals clearly have consciousness, at least if we're not solipsistic. There have been many very dangerous precedents in medicine whe…

I've been experimenting with Claude, and feel like it works quite well if I micromanage it. I will ask it: "Ok, but why this way and not the simpler way? And it will go "You are ab…

Regarding truth telling, there seems to be some evidence that LLMs at least sometimes "know" when they are lying: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.06824

The issue is that by introducing hyperbole, the meaning changes completely. Take the two statements: 1. I want peace. 2. a) Therefore I need to be strong enough to deter any attack…

On the contrary, Figma's value proposition is increased by LLMs. Current coding assistants are like savant-idiot junior devs: They have relatively low reasoning capabilities, way t…

There were many daggers making the Perl Community bleed: 1. Enterprise Development Java et Al led to a generation of developers working further from the kernel and the shell. Profe…

Germany has a 6 month probation period for new hires in which both sides can terminate the contract with 2 week notice. After that, it is one month, two months after 3 years going …

> Granted, you need to have the political structure in place that allows the growth to benefit everyone. Which is the scary part of the AI revolution. Devaluing labor always leads …

> Except flight simulators. They're great as long as they have realistic physics. I'm quite fascinated by the huge overlap of flight enthusiasts and computer nerds. Any discussion …

Could you provide a prompt where the popular LLMs provide false or biased output based on "wokeness"?

Rewriting the cloud in Lisp. On a more serious note, there should almost certainly be regulation regarding open weights. Either AI companies are responsible for the output of their…

> people are genuinely talking about them thinking and reasoning when they are doing nothing of that sort With such strong wording, it should be rather easy to explain how our thin…

Cantor talks about countable and uncountable infinities, both computer chips and human brains are finite spaces. The human brain has roughly 100b neurons, even if each of these had…

That is so narrow a definition of scientific research it excludes many major contributions to our base of knowledge. The primary difference between engineering and science is the i…

Weirdly enough, both can be true. I was tangentially involved in EA in the early days, and have some friends who were more involved. Lots of interesting, really cool stuff going on…

Israeli and american intelligence agree that Iran was not aware of the October 7th attack. Hamas did that by themselves. In hindsight we also know that Israel thoroughly infiltrate…

One of the things every democratic constitution henceforth, and supported by the US, did differently. Maybe a constitutional change to afford basic rights to aliens is in order.

My initial reaction was to be rather dismissive as to AI being the thing to care about, but rather the rise of fascism and authoritarianism across the West - rather clearly proving…

It is a one-syllable word, easy to pronounce in many languages, quite distinct from other words and brands, and can easily be turned into a verb.

"Race realism" is just a meaningless label Neo-Nazis use, because they are still trying to fly under the radar, or they are slightly embarrassed of being what their grand-parents f…

With the bounce back the Dow Jones lost 400 points. For comparison, the German DAX lost 900 points, but is only half the size. It is a reckless and probably counter-productive stra…