Lone Pine

In today's very serious blog post, I'm going to share an all-business conversation I had with ChatGPT, specifically the GPT-4 model. (Not the "Plugins" model, which some have noted may actually be GPT-3.5.) GPT-4 is well-regarded for its language generation capabilities. But, how well does it fare when it comes...

Yesterday I read this blog post which speculated on the possibility of training GPT-2 in the year 2005, using a supercomputer. For context, please read that post. Today I had the following conversation, on the same topic, with ChatGPT (GPT-4) using the new Wolfram Alpha plugin. This new plugin can...

Most of the object-level stories about how misaligned AI goes wrong involve either nanotechnology or bio-risk or both. Certainly I can (and have, and will again) tell a story about AI x-risk that doesn't involve anything at the molecular level. A sufficient amount of (macroscale) robotics would be enough to...

Scott Alexander and others in this part of the internet have been debating the Repugnant Conclusion recently. (I'll assume you're up-to-date on this discussion. If you aren't, follow the link, or just google "Repugnant Conclusion" or "Mere Addition Paradox".) Many have noticed that there is a problem with the argument:...

I've noticed a phenomenon in our culture whereby altruistic actions face much more scrutiny than selfish actions. I think we should be aware of this bias effect, especially when discussing incentivizing people to e.g. work on AI alignment instead of ML research. When I say 'our culture', I mean modern...

I’ve read a fair number of self-help books in my life. I’m long past the point where I expect a book to change my life, but they often are fun to pleasure-read. As Scott Alexander notes, these books all make claims they cannot fulfill. I don’t read so many diet...

I'm testing LW polling features. I haven't found a good guide online for the polling features. I tried googling, reading the FAQ and LW search. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd be very thankful. [poll]{Option 1}{Option 2}{Option n} [poll]{Red}{Green}{Blue} [poll:Good..Bad] [poll:Good...Bad] [poll:Good....Bad] [poll:Good.Bad]