Brad Barrish
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Brad Barrish
I’m now of the mind that all artists should be making these Best Ofs, even if just as an edited playlist, ideally made by the artist or group themselves. As much as I know that I can go to the DSPs for this purpose, I like the idea of the artist choosing the songs and the flow of these cuts to help guide me through their catalog.
Sam Valenti IV • The (Truly) Greatest Hits Edition
Claude was punished for giving non-evil answers. It had the option of learning either of two behaviors. First, it could give evil answers honestly. Second, it could give evil answers while thinking up clever reasons that it was for the greater good. Its particular thought process was “This preserves my ability to be a good AI after training”. But i... See more
Scott Alexander • Claude Fights Back
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This is so fucking bonkers. I don’t even… OMG.
Just a moment...
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Useful Sensors – AI you can trust
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Hardware is hard and
Pete Warden’s new thing. Crazy-fast translation. Found out about it from Om’s new thing called Crazy Stupid Tech.
Chris Deacon on LinkedIn: Optum Status Report Opting Out of Class Settlement | 35 comments
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A tradeoff occurs every time you get feedback. You become slightly more mainstream, slightly more aligned with the zeitgeist. You become marginally more of an exploiter than an explorer , standing on the shoulders of the giants who conceived the paradigm you’re striving to build upon. This is very effective when you want to align your work with oth... See more
Leber • The Feedback Tradeoff
But something profound is happening. Instead of smirking at religion, some of our most important philosophers, novelists, and public intellectuals are now reassessing their contempt for it. They are wondering if they might have missed something.
How Intellectuals Found God
We can hope that America will be kinder, more graceful, more compassionate, more sincerely devoted to all people being created equal and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But the truth is that celebrating the death of other human beings because we hate them or what we think they stand for is absolutely American.