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Alice: A lot of people are talking about Singular Learning Theory. Do you know what it is?
Bob: I do. (pause) Kind of.
Alice: Well, I don't. Explanation time?
Bob: Uh, I'm not really an expert on it. You know, there's a lot of materials out there that--
Alice: that I realistically won't ever actually look at. Or, I've looked at them a little, but I still have basically no idea what's going on. Maybe if I watched a dozen hours of introductory lectures I'd start to understand it, but that's not currently happening.
What I really want is a short overview of what's going on. That's self-contained. And easy to follow. Aimed at a non-expert. And which perfectly answers any questions I might have. So, I thought I'd ask you!
Bob: Sorry, I'm actually really not--
Alice: Pleeeease?
[pause]
Bob: Ah, fine, I'll try.
So, you might [...]
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(02:47) 1. Theoretical foundations
(13:27) 2. Practical side
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By LessWrongAlice: A lot of people are talking about Singular Learning Theory. Do you know what it is?
Bob: I do. (pause) Kind of.
Alice: Well, I don't. Explanation time?
Bob: Uh, I'm not really an expert on it. You know, there's a lot of materials out there that--
Alice: that I realistically won't ever actually look at. Or, I've looked at them a little, but I still have basically no idea what's going on. Maybe if I watched a dozen hours of introductory lectures I'd start to understand it, but that's not currently happening.
What I really want is a short overview of what's going on. That's self-contained. And easy to follow. Aimed at a non-expert. And which perfectly answers any questions I might have. So, I thought I'd ask you!
Bob: Sorry, I'm actually really not--
Alice: Pleeeease?
[pause]
Bob: Ah, fine, I'll try.
So, you might [...]
---
Outline:
(02:47) 1. Theoretical foundations
(13:27) 2. Practical side
The original text contained 8 images which were described by AI.
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First published:
Source:
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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Images from the article:
Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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