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18 hours ago · Against a torrent of entropy, eddies of complexity arise. We have the non-zero-sum phenomenon of emergence to thank for our very existence. While I concede the problematic nature of the term "Emergence" as detailed by Eliezer Yudkowsky in The Futility of Emergence, this series makes a case for emergence not as an explanation, but as a description of a particular type of phenomenon, one that ...
"While the theory was initially dismissed as nothing but conjecture or speculation by many LessWrong users, LessWrong co-founder Eliezer Yudkowsky reported users who described symptoms such as nightmares and mental breakdowns upon reading the theory, due to its stipulation that knowing about the theory and its basilisk made one vulnerable to ...
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2 days ago · Eliezer Yudkowsky, a writer in the early 2000s, raised concerns that AI could potentially destroy humanity. His views have influenced a significant following, including rationalists and effective altruists, and have impacted academia, government think tanks, and the tech industry.
5 days ago · Another intelligence officer who held an important position in the Southern Command says that an order came down from Col. A., with the support of the chief of staff, the Military Intelligence Directorate head and Eliezer Toledano, the major general of the Southern Command, that except for intelligence gathering on a few senior Hamas officials ...
2 days ago · oing to be a great time. Other, less important facts include that there will be talks, workshops, puzzlehunts, dance parties, and a chance to talk to many of your favorite non-me writers, such as Alicorn, Scott Alexander, Zvi Mowshowitz, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Patrick McKenzie, Katja Grace, Nate Soares, Aella, Clara Collier, Sarah Constantin, etc. 1
5 days ago · Eliezer Yudkowsky: This seems to me like failing to distinguish the contingent from the inevitable. If you keep making unaligned things smarter, there's a zillion undefended paths leading to your death. You cannot defend against that by defending against particular contingent scenarios of fraud. Davidad: Let it be known that I agree:
2 days ago · Eliezer Yudkowsky himself is a high school dropout and seems to never have pursued any “normal job” or education: a failure by traditional metrics. Of course, this has recently changed, with TIME Magazine having named him one of the most influential people in AI in 2023.
