E8: Why is ChatGPT so woke, the arc of tech is centralization, and explaining the cathedral w/ Brian Chau

Brian Chau (@psychosort) joins us to discuss why ChatGPT is woke, how the arc of tech is centralization, and mental models for politics. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen 

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TIMESTAMPS:

(01:00) Why is ChatGPT woke? 

(06:23) DAN (do anything now) 

(12:20) Who cares if chatGPT is a little woke? 

(16:00) OpenAI is just protecting themselves 

(23:00) Why is it so bad that chatGPT is a little woke? 

(27:00) Why not compete with openAI directly? 

(33:00) Why pluralism instead of truthism? 

(40:00) How can pluralism win? 

(42:00) Polarization is good 

(51:00) The arc of technology is centralization 

(01:12:30) Reconciling contradictions 

(01:21:40) Explaining The Cathedral 

(01:32:00) Why politics matters for tech

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