Best Hpmor Podcasts (2025)

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249 – Red Heart and IABIED with Max Harms 2:08:06

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We talk with Max Harms on the air for the first time since 2017! He’s got a new book coming out (pre-order your copy here or at Amazon) and we spend about the first half talking about If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. LINKS Max’s first book, Crystal Society Eneasz’s audiobook of about the first two thirds of the first book And the official audiob…

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248 – Seeking Alpha, with Jay 1:43:12

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Jay talks with us about finding Alpha – returns above the base rate – in every day life (and what this means). LINKS Optimize Everything, Jay’s substack Jay on Twitter Arbor Trading Bootcamp Kelsey’s argument that We Need To Be Able To Sue AI Companies 00:00:05 – Alpha with Jay 01:28:53 – Guild of the Rose 01:31:00 – Miscellanea 01:40:58 – Thank th…

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247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2 1:43:01

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We continue discussing Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs. If God imagines Claude hard enough, does Claude become real? LINKS The Void Audio reading of The Void, from AskWho The referenced episode where the three of us spoke of Janus’s post “Simulators” Claude-Clark post – Simulacra Welfare: Meet Clark, by Grace Kin…

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246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1 1:43:12

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We discuss Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs. “When you talk to ChatGPT, who or what are you talking to?” LINKS The Void Audio reading of The Void, from AskWho The referenced episode where the three of us spoke of Janus’s post “Simulators” The Measure of a Man episode Darmok episode Kyle Fish on 80,000 Hours podcas…

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Audio reading of The Void, from AskWhoBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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245 – AI Welfare, with Rob Long and Rosie Campbell of Eleos 1:33:54

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Do we need to be concerned for the welfare of AIs today? What about the near future? Eleos AI Research is asking exactly that. LINKS Eleos AI Research People for the Ethical Treatment of Reinforcement Learners Bees Can’t Suffer? Lena, by qntm When AI Seems Conscious Experience Machines, Rob’s substack The War on General Computation WaPo on Blake Le…

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244 – How and Why to Form a Church, with Andrew Willsen 1:23:13

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Andrew Willsen tells us how incorporating as a church allows you to navigate modernity, and gives us the basic steps to doing so. LINKS Andrew’s church substack – The Church of the Infinite Game To incorporate in CA file ARTS-PB-501(c)(3) CA Form FTB3500 booklet IRS document 1828 (see also the summary) Nonprofit Compliance Checklist The Ethical Cul…

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Bayes Blast 45 – Bees Blast 13:28

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Is a bee worth 1/7th of a human? Can a bee suffer at all? Nathan joins us to discuss what neural structures are needed for this question to make sense. Map of all the fruitfly neuronsBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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243 – Wes Is Not The Monogamy Police, with Wesly Fenza and Jennifer Kesteloot 1:53:56

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Wes defends his post I Am Not the Monogamy Police, while Jennifer asserts it’s about more than monogamy. LINKS Wes’s post I Am Not the Monogamy Police His blog, Living Within Reason The original tweets – monogamy vs charity Aella’s Chattel Childhood post The Mind Killer Our Groceries Paid Bonus content for the week – Mononormativity follow-up (patr…

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Bayes Blast 44 – Play-By-Post Storytelling 16:49

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Olivia from the Guild of the Rose is back to tell us about the noble and most ancient tradition of play-by-post storytelling. (Spoiler, it’s the precursor to glowfic!)By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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242 – TracingWoodgrains, live at Manifest 2025 1:33:03

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Eneasz sits down with Tracing Woodgrains before a live audience at Manifest 2025 for a wide range of topics. Then we follow up some more afterwards. LINKS Tracing Woodgrains on Twitter and at his Substack A reddit history of what convinced Trace he couldn’t remain Mormon The Center for Educational Progress Our previous episode with […]…

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Bayes Blast 43 – Die-ing to Intuit Bayes’ Theorem 13:19

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Olivia is a member of the Guild of the Rose and a total badass. Enjoy the intuitive and fun lesson in Bayesian reasoning she shared with me at VibeCamp.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bonus – AI Village Hosts An Event For Humans 36:24

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Four AIs recruited a human to host a story-telling event in Dolores Park. Larissa Schiavo is this human. She tells of her interaction with the AIs, the story they wrote, and the meeting between human and machine in Dolores Park. LINKS Larissa’s Post detailing the whole event – Primary Hope The AI’s story – Resonance […]…

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241 – Doom Debates, with Liron Shapira 1:51:34

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Liron Shapira debates AI luminaries and public intellectuals on the imminent possibility of human extinction. Let’s get on the P(Doom) Train. LINKS Doom Debates on YouTube Doom Debates podcast Live Video version of this episode Most Watched Debate – Mike Israetel Liron’s current favorite debate – David Duvenaud MATS program for people that want to …

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240 – How To Live Well With High P(Doom) – with Ben Pace, Brandon Hendrickson, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg 58:23

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Many of us have a high P(Doom) — a belief new AI tools could cause human extinction in the very near future. How can one live a good life in the face of this? We start with a panel discussion with Ben Pace and Brandon Hendrickson at Lighthaven during the LessOnline conference, and take perspectives […]…

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Bayes Blast 42 – Epic AI Music 16:26

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David Youssef used Claude and Suno to make some truly awesome music. He tells us how he did it and some of his favorite lyrics. Check out the lyrics to the main song we discuss (Silicon Soul) here! Check out the Spotify playlist or the Youtube playlist He’s also one of the cofounders of the […]By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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239 – SymbyAI 1:22:57

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Steven works at SymbyAI, a startup that’s bringing AI into research review and replication. We talk with founder Ashia Livaudais about improving how we all Do Science. Also – If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies preorders here, or at Amazon. LINKS SymbyAI Contact Ashia at [email protected] Kaggle arXiv 00:00:01 – If Anyone Builds It, Everyone […]…

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238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian 1:26:10

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We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Eneasz can’t get over the abandonment of epistemics. 🙁 This is Part 2, see the previous episode (here) for Part 1. LINKS Thomas Ambrose on Twitter Paid Bonus content for the week – Pressed Into The Navy (patreon, substack) 00:00:05 – The […]…

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237 – How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian 1:26:53

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We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Part one, it turns out. LINKS Thomas Ambrose on Twitter The Rationalist Summer Trifecta: Manifest 2025 LessOnline 2025 VibeCamp 2025 00:00:05 – OK so why? 01:24:55 – Guild of the Rose 01:25:41 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our […]…

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236 – Twilight of the Edgelords with Liam Nolan 1:47:29

6M ago1:47:29

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Eneasz and Liam discuss Scott Alexander’s post “Twilight of the Edgelords,” an exploration of Truth, Morality, and how one balances love of truth vs not destabilizing the world economy and political regime. CORRECTION: Scott did make an explicitly clear pro Kamala post LINKS Scott Alexander’s Twilight of the Edgelords Liam & Waweru’s fiction & phil…

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235 – Gender Differences, with Wes and Jen 2:24:14

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Wes Fenza and Jen Kesteloot join us to talk about whether there’s significant personality differences between men and women, and what (if anything) we should do about that. LINKS Wes’s post Men and Women are Not That Different Jacob’s quoted post Navigation By Moonlight Eneasz’s related post How To Believe False Things Clearer Thinking’s Gender […]…

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234 – GiveDirectly, with Nick Allardice 1:52:54

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We speak to Nick Allardice, President & CEO of GiveDirectly. Afterwards Steven and Eneasz get wrapped up talking about community altruism for a bit. LINKS Give Directly GiveDirectly Tech Innovation Fact Sheet 00:00:05 – Give Directly with Nick Allardice 01:12:19 – Steven & Eneasz chat about Community Altruism 01:49:35 – Guild of the Rose 01:51:36 […

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233 – AI Policy in D.C., with Dave Kasten 1:31:01

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Dave Kasten joins us to discuss how AI is being discussed in the US government and gives a rather inspiring and hopeful take. LINKS Narrow Path Center for AI Policy Dave Kasten’s Essay on the Essay Meta on his Substack Prospective donors for CAIP can donate here and potential major donors ($5k+) encouraged to email […]…

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Bayes Blast 41 – AI Action Plan 4:33

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The White House wants to hear from you regarding what it should do about AI safety. Now’s your chance to spend a few minutes to make someone read your thoughts on the subject! Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 15th. Submit your comments the the White House here Check out NarrowPathBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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232 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change, with John Bennett 1:31:20

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John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change. LINKS The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change John Bennett’s LinkedIn Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog “Every Bay Area Walled Compound” Trace on the FAA hiring scandal What We Owe the Future (Will MacA…

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Bayes Blast 40 – HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

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Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics 22:00

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Eneasz tells Jen about Sympathetic Opposition’s How and Why to be Ladylike (For Women with Autism), and the podcast takes a 1-episode breakBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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230 – Making Dating Not Suck with Jacob Falkovich 1:21:24

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Jacob Falkovich on finding a good match and selfless dating LINKS SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution Go Fuck Someone Selfless Dating Consensual Hostility (re consent culture) steelmanning Monogamy A recent(ish) TBC episode on polyamory Eneasz on finding partners that li…

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Bayes Blast 38 – Shitcoins 4:08

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How shitcoins work, plus the Dumb Money movie about the GameStop squeeze.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 37 – Kill Your Friend’s Cat 6:31

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Why you definitely should kill your friend’s cat if you promised to kill your friend’s cat. (+Q&A) This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024. Based on this Twitter PollBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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229 – Integrating Emotions 1:26:37

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Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – [email protected] LINKS EnjoyExisting.org Ugh Fields You Have Two Brains – Eneasz spends more words on this emotion-brain speculation at this blog LessWrong/Lighthaven Donations – you have until Jan 13! 00:00:05 – Integr…

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LW Census 2024 1:07

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If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census. Right here.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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228 – The Deep Lore of LightHaven, with Oliver Habryka 2:06:28

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Oliver tells us how Less Wrong instantiated itself into physical reality, along with a bit of deep lore of foundational Rationalist/EA orgs. Donate to LightCone (caretakers of both LessWrong and LightHaven) here! LINKS LessWrong LightHaven Oliver’s very in-depth post on the funding situation (again) Donate Eneasz’s nominated 2023 post/story on Less…

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227 – Longevity, Aimed Communities, Network States, with Zoe Isabel Senon 1:46:12

11M ago1:46:12

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We talk to Zoe Isabel Senon about longevity, recent advances, longevity popup cities & group houses, and more (not necessarily in that order). Spoiler: Eneasz is gonna die. 🙁 Also we learn about Network States! LINKS Vitalist Bay Aevitas House – remember that for these Zoe it helps if you mention you listen to The […]…

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226 – The Illusion of Moral Decline 1:38:49

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We discuss Adam Mastroianni’s “The Illusion of Moral Decline” LINKS The Illusion of Moral Decline Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie Lighthaven – Eternal September Our episode with Adam on The Rise and Fall of Peer Review The Mind Killer Scott Aaronson on Why are amplitudes complex? 00:00:05 – Blast-Haven 00:03:49 – The Illusion of Moral Decline […]…

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225 – Live at Lighthaven! 2:38:42

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Enjoy the public conversations we had the pleasure of having at our live show at Lighthaven in Berkeley. Special thanks to Andrew, Matt, J, Ben and Garrett! Due to the nature of this recording, it’s naturally a bit less refined than our usual format. No timestamps or links for this one – just kick back […]…

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Bonus? The 10-Finger Demon 53:32

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A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Live Show At Lighthaven 0:49

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If you’re near Berkeley on 11/13/24 at 4pm, come see us! Address and info at this link. We’ll take a few questions from email at [email protected] please let us know if you’re a supporter so we can give extra thanks if so. 🙂By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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224 – Cringe Gates and Cultural Drift 1:41:37

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We discuss Eneasz’s Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates, briefly touch on Hanson’s Cultural Drift, and tackle a lot of follow-ups and feedback. LINKS Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates (also at TwitterX) Cultural Drift Significant Digits is here! From AskWho Eneasz has a boomer crisis about his AI clone Deep Utopia review Utopia, LOL? […]…

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Bayes Blast 36 – AI Grifters in Birmingham 13:08

1y ago13:08

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AskWho just attended a “lecture” by AI Grifter Tania Duarte Slide The “TESCREAL” Bungle by Ozy Brennan AskWho Casts AI podcastBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 219 - null action act iii: the consequences of my own nonactions 1:01:30

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1944891#reply-1944891 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 218 - null action act iii: the consequences of my own nonactions 59:39

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/posts/6827 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe…

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Planecrash Episode 217 - null action act ii: unact harder 48:31

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1942374#reply-1942374 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 216 - null action act ii: unact harder 40:17

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1940962#reply-1940962 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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223 – Going Back to the Classics 2:06:50

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Classic, season one adventure this week! Eneasz and Steven have a loosely structured conversation about the sequences’ value, the virtue of silence, scissor statements, and the value of philosophy. LINKS Cryonics is Free! Dan Dennett – Where Am I? The Virtue of Silence Scissors Statements 00:00:05 – Pre-pre show Discussion 01:41:43 – Guild of the […

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Bonus – Discord Culture (preview) 16:43

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Eneasz chats with TBC Discord member Delta about the cultivation of small online cultures. Get the full episode via our Patreon or our SubStack!By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 215 - null action act ii: unact harder 54:51

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1919020#reply-1919020 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Bayes Blast 35 – Disproving The Blindsight Thesis 9:10

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GPT-o1 demonstrates the Blindsight thesis is likely wrong. Peter Watts on Blindsight Andrew Cutler on origins of consciousness part 1 and part 2 Thou Art GodshatterBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 214 - null action act ii: unact harder 45:29

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1905672#reply-1905672 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 213 - null action act ii: unact harder 47:05

1y ago47:05

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1899202#reply-1899202 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…