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  • Re36: Notes on Conspiracy

    To secure our shared world model against devastating attack is going to take some doing.

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    Details: conspiracy and conspiracy theory; problem 1 — consistency in conspiracy theory; problem 2 — don't forget the obvious; problem 3 — If there is neglect, why?; amendment — Re32 — 'BIM'. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re36

    Air date: Monday, 31st Oct. 2022, 11 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 conspiracy and conspiracy theory;

    0:02:03 problem 1 — consistency in conspiracy theory;

    0:04:56 problem 2 — don't forget the obvious;

    0:08:58 problem 3 — If there is neglect, why?;

    0:11:10 amendment — Re32 — 'BIM'.

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    14 min
  • Re35: Follow-ups to Re17, Re18, Re33

    Cool stuff that didn't make it into those segments.

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    Details: sources and depth added to 'Re17: Hypotheses to Eleven'; betterment, simplified; 'objective observables' added to 'Re18: Plan of Attack'; 'an area that you can do absolutely nothing about' (Re33). Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re35

    Air date: Sunday, 30th Oct. 2022, 11 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 sources and depth added to 'Re17: Hypotheses to Eleven';

    0:02:03 betterment, simplified;

    0:02:48 'objective observables' added to 'Re18: Plan of Attack';

    0:05:20 'an area that you can do absolutely nothing about' (Re33).

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    11 min
  • Re34: Opinions

    We involuntarily model hyperobjects and then yap about them.

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    Details: we are not our opinions; the guy at the sandwich shop; opinions are about hyperobjects; Munger's razor; the world about which we're supposed to have opinions. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re34

    Air date: Saturday, 29th Oct. 2022, 11 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 we are not our opinions;

    0:00:55 the guy at the sandwich shop;

    0:09:33 opinions are about hyperobjects;

    0:15:43 Munger's razor;

    0:18:45 the world about which we're supposed to have opinions.

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    25 min
  • Re33: Outsiders, Power and Waste

    What outsiders and power have to do with each other.

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    Details: like talking to the TV; power - definitions and evidence; waste of resources with respect to power; perception, power and deception; if you want power and attention; if you want only power; some guy told me once; Is the cabal plausible?; convincing outsiders that they're insiders; 'an area that you can do absolutely nothing about'; good actions implied by our models. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re33

    Air date: Friday, 28th Oct. 2022, 11 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 like talking to the TV;

    0:02:01 power - definitions and evidence;

    0:04:57 waste of resources with respect to power;

    0:06:44 perception, power and deception;

    0:09:08 if you want power and attention;

    0:11:30 if you want only power;

    0:13:27 some guy told me once;

    0:16:29 Is the cabal plausible?;

    0:21:26 convincing outsiders that they're insiders;

    0:24:55 'an area that you can do absolutely nothing about';

    0:27:29 good actions implied by our models.

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    31 min
  • Re32: AI News

    What our new machine overlords are up to.

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    Details: I.J. Good, one more time; What's a model?; AI news; AI Weekly by Essentials #300; AI Weekly by Essentials #299; 'New, transparent AI tool may help detect blood poisoning'; '6 Reactions to the White House's AI Bill of Rights'; 'Inside effective altruism, where the far future counts a lot more than the present'. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re32

    Air date: Thursday, 27th Oct. 2022, 11 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 I.J. Good, one more time;

    0:03:39 What's a model?;

    0:06:06 AI news;

    0:07:31 AI Weekly by Essentials #300;

    0:09:39 AI Weekly by Essentials #299;

    0:12:02 'New, transparent AI tool may help detect blood poisoning';

    0:16:02 '6 Reactions to the White House's AI Bill of Rights';

    0:18:58 'Inside effective altruism, where the far future counts a lot more than the present'.

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    24 min
  • Re30: AI Progress and Surrender

    Technology might become an unacceptable solution (to anything).

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    Details: Threat models entail building AI?; Building AI entails surrender of control?; Threat models entail surrender of control?; Do we care about control, or something less than control?; What is being done?; Re31 Paid is about World Model 5. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re30

    Air date: Wednesday, 26th Oct. 2022, 11 : 45 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 Threat models entail building AI?;

    0:07:08 Building AI entails surrender of control?;

    0:10:52 Threat models entail surrender of control?;

    0:13:41 Do we care about control, or something less than control?;

    0:14:33 What is being done?;

    0:18:55 Re31 Paid is about World Model 5.

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    20 min
  • Re29: The News and World Model 4

    Headlines should connect directly to our model of what's going on out there.

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    Details: about news and headlines; New York Times; Fox News; Financial Times; Wall Street Journal; BBC; Vice; TMZ. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re29

    Air date: Tuesday, 25th Oct. 2022, 11 : 45 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 about news and headlines;

    0:01:48 New York Times;

    0:06:53 Fox News;

    0:09:00 Financial Times;

    0:14:58 Wall Street Journal;

    0:17:19 BBC;

    0:19:38 Vice;

    0:22:48 TMZ.

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    25 min
  • Re28: What's Good? RTFM

    Is the world model right, true, fit and mixed?

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    Details: Is the world model good?; Why do you ask?; How would we know? RTFM; two problems with RTFM. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re28

    Air date: Monday, 24th Oct. 2022, 11 : 50 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 Is the world model good?;

    0:00:53 Why do you ask?;

    0:02:24 How would we know? RTFM;

    0:11:00 two problems with RTFM.

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    14 min
  • Re27: Now That's a World Model - WM4

    A world model should model the world.

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    Details: natural intelligence is threat modeling; self model - survivors and thrivers; motivation model - fun and doom; decisions - the two problems of life and the problem of death; nature is physics, selection and not f-ing around; strategic intelligence is game theory; artificial intelligence is computer control. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re27

    Air date: Sunday, 23rd Oct. 2022, 11 : 45 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 natural intelligence is threat modeling;

    0:03:39 self model - survivors and thrivers;

    0:05:00 motivation model - fun and doom;

    0:06:24 decisions - the two problems of life and the problem of death;

    0:07:45 nature is physics, selection and not f-ing around;

    0:11:18 strategic intelligence is game theory;

    0:13:34 artificial intelligence is computer control.

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    18 min
  • Re26: Searching The New York Times and Fox News

    Because we're looking for something.

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    Details: World Model 3; what we're looking for; what could be there; finding it; searching 'computer control'; searching 'GNR' and 'Kurzweil'; messages, messengers and a better world model. Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re26

    Air date: Saturday, 22nd Oct. 2022, 11 : 55 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 World Model 3;

    0:01:23 what we're looking for;

    0:04:04 what could be there;

    0:04:59 finding it;

    0:05:56 searching 'computer control';

    0:14:14 searching 'GNR' and 'Kurzweil';

    0:18:58 messages, messengers and a better world model.

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    23 min

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