l8c — LessWrong

On "Special Division" and "Special Multiplication": an interesting ChatGPT thread

Whilst watching the footie, I had been thinking about alternative bases for arithmetic, and started a ChatGPT chat about it. If you ignore the false start at the top, then the definition of "special division" that I created seems to have piqued ChatGPT's interest. The conversation went much further than...

Sep 291

The type of AI humanity has chosen to create so far is unsafe, for soft social reasons and not technical ones.

I saw this image on X: and I not only endorse this lady's comment, but would like to briefly expand on it in terms of AI safety. How many people here were attracted to the concept of AI safety by Eliezer Yudkowsky's engaging writing style across a few different topics...

Jun 16, 2024-11

Do you believe "E=mc^2" is a correct and/or useful equation, and, whether yes or no, precisely what are your reasons for holding this belief (with such a degree of confidence)?

Please just answer the question as best you can. E.g. your answer might be "because everyone on TV says so" or "because I saw mass transform into energy according to this ratio in the lab", or perhaps a lengthier or negative answer.

Oct 27, 202312

l8c's Shortform

Oct 24, 20191