We make AI narrations of LessWrong posts available via our audio player and podcast feeds: > LessWrong (Curated & Popular) > Curated posts and posts with 125+ karma. > https://pod.link/1630783021 > LessWrong (30+ Karma) > Curated posts and posts with 30+ karma. > https://pod.link/1698192712 We’re thinking about changing our narrator’s...
A lot is happening. How do you keep on top of things? For example: 1. What's your process for finding out about important developments? 2. What information sources do you find most useful? 3. What are some problems with your current process? I'll share my answers in a comment below....
Helen Toner was recently interviewed on the TED AI Show. In the first segment, she explains why the OpenAI board decided to fire Sam Altman (video, transcript). What should we make of Helen's account? In this post, I'll go through the interview and examine each of the claims made. For...
Bostrom’s new book is out today in hardcover and Kindle in the USA, and on Kindle in the UK. Description: A greyhound catching the mechanical lure—what would he actually do with it? Has he given this any thought? Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies changed the global conversation on...
TYPE III AUDIO is running an experiment with the LessWrong team to provide automatic AI narrations on all new posts. All new LessWrong posts will be available as AI narrations (for the next few weeks). You might have noticed the same feature recently on the EA Forum, where it is...
The AI Safety Fundamentals courses are one of the best ways to learn about AI safety and prepare to work in the field. BlueDot Impact facilitates the courses several times per year, and the curricula are available online for anyone to read. The “Alignment” curriculum is created and maintained by...
Team Radio Bostrom has just released An Audio Introduction to Nick Bostrom. It offers a deep dive into Nick Bostrom's ideas, including: existential risk, wise philanthropy, the ethics of AI, transhumanism, and the case for speeding up some investments in technology while slowing down others. We'd love to hear your...