The Bayesian Conspiracy

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We discuss the idea that human consciousness may have literally been kick-started by a ritual developed by a snake cult, which is surprisingly plausible.

The Snake Cult of Consciousness by Andrew Cutler
or listen to the original post in audio, thanks to AskWho for providing!

OTHER LINKS
Review of Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Scott Alexander
Eve Theory of Consciousness (v2) also by Andrew Cutler
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Pronouns by Andrew Cutler
Erowid Psychedelics FAQ, read before tripping!
Sam Harris’s Episode 346 – The Best Kept Secret In History?
We found the account of young hunter-gatherer boys living in a flow state, here
Our analysis of The Truman Show as a retelling of the Genesis Fall From Grace myth
Our aborted attempt at an analysiscast of Planecrash
When Steven mentions Marcus speaking to his son Quintus he is reference Eneasz’s historic fantasy novel What Lies Dreaming

0:02:19 – Feedback
0:13:06 – Snake Cults!
1:36:51 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:39:01 – Less Wrong Posts
1:55:15 – Thank the Patron

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We speak with Zvi Mowshowitz about his work and recent history, what happened at OpenAI, and then really dig into Simulacra Levels – a way to categorize the different types of things people are attempting to do when they say words to other people.

OTHER LINKS
Zvi’s Simulacra Levels Summary
Less Wrong Simulacra Page
Zvi on the Clearer Thinking podcast re Simulacra
Zvi on OpenAI’s Battle of the Board
On Bounded Distrust
Zvi’s Substack
Zvi’s Twitter
You Get About Five Words
More Dakka

0:00:23 – Zvi’s many exploits with rationalism
0:26:13 – What happened at OpenAI?
0:41:49 – Simulacra Level 1
0:45:43 – Simulacra Level 2
1:02:38 – Simulacra Level 3
1:11:02 – Why these terms?
1:18:19 – 1-3 Recap
1:22:15 – Simulacra Level 4
1:42:56 – Less Wrong Posts
1:59:17 – Guild of the Rose Update
2:00:33 – Thank the Patron

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Steven and Eneasz just chat a whole lot about random things, and take some listener mail. Topics include: Rationality Quotes, Polyamory, Bostrom, Justice, and Vengeance

OTHER LINKS
Yassine’s post MonoPoly Restricted Trust
TBC 14 – Street Epistemology
There Are 4 Lights

0:00:23 – Relentless Self-Indulgence
2:03:38 – Less Wrong Posts
2:34:47 – Guild of the Rose Update
2:35:45 – Thank the Patron

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Can we do anything to approach the creation of an artificial super intelligence more cautiously and methodically? Jason Green-Lowe and Jakub Kraus of CAIP think so, and they’re working the government side of the problem.

The Center for AI Policy
Careers at CAIP
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OTHER LINKS
–The Less Wrong Community Census/Survey–!
CAIP Policy Proposals
Humans Need Not Apply

0:00:23 – Discussion with CAIP
1:30:11 – Less Wrong Posts
1:51:19 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:53:16 – Thank the Patron

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Are there other ways to disincentivize attempted murder?

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196 and 198 and BB22

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You thought the title was a penis joke? For shame.

Steven updates Eneasz on the outcome of the trial he served jury duty on in August.

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196 and 198