world spirit sock puppet

An odd aspect of discussing serious threats is the amount of concern people express about you causing other people to be concerned.

m pretty annoyed today, for nominal reasons ranging between ‘petty’ and ‘doesn’t even make sense’.

There are different mental states that feel different.

I’ve really wanted more good short accounts of why AI poses an existential risk.

Some things you might learn from games are pretty blatant: Trivial Pursuit might teach you trivia, MasterType might teach you about typing, Grand Theft Auto might teach you about driving or crime.

often worry that people are being too deferential about their beliefs.

In honor of yesterday’s nonspecific point in the gradual arrival of self-driving cars, an interview with myself.

I’m on a plane heading back to San Francisco.

My sense is that people think of AI existential risk and AI unemployment as distinct issues.

Last Tuesday I went to a Broadway show, Ragtime.