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Prediction is a lot like playing poker…so why do we treat it like it was a coin toss? Enter the Bayesians!
Video: http://youtu.be/zXFnwYUPjGA
Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/05/23/144.-Thinking-Like-a-Bayesian.html
Newcomb’s Problem: it’s like “Is a hotdog a sandwich?,” but WAY nerdier, with deep implications for rationality.
Video: http://youtu.be/SQw2WmicDYA
Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/05/09/143.-Newcomb's-Problem-Evidential-and-Causal-Decision-Theory.html
Many people are worried about rogue AI’s of the future, but what about the ones that already exist?
Video: http://youtu.be/mI1wIDgxuRg
Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/04/25/142.-'Rogue-AI's'-of-the-Present-Day.html
A self-replicating 3D printer might be on the horizon, & with it, the exciting potential of Von Neumann probes!
Video: http://youtu.be/aAPmm0EDhtU
Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/04/11/141.-Von-Neumann-Probes.html
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