Matt returns to discuss a post urging us to chill out on AI if there isn’t imminent doom in 2028.
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LINKS
Consider chilling out in 2028
The Scary Bridge
Kill Your Friend’s Cat
The UnSlop AI Fiction competition
The new Guild of the Rose

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00:00:50 – Feedback
00:29:03 – Consider chilling out in 2028
01:32:13 – Guild of the Rose
01:51:24 – Thank the Supporter!

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LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

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We talk about three EA-adjacent articles, hitting veganism, directing your donations, and community.

LINKS
Why you should eat meat – even if you hate factory farming by KatWoods
Donations, The Fifth Year, by Jenn
Promises, by Harri
Bayesian Conspiracy 28 – Effective Altruism
The Case For Sardines
“oh noes, Anthropic employees gonna give money to EA stuff” article
Gwern on AI Slop
Jenn on AI Slop & Virginia Woolf

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00:02:23 – Feedback
00:17:20 – You Should Eat Meat
00:59:33 – Directing Donations
01:23:04 – Promises of EA
01:38:06 – Guild of the Rose
01:40:12 – Thank the Supporter!

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LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

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We relive the last 48 hours of the future of humanity being wrestled over. The Pentagon wants to use Claude for comprehensive mass surveillance of Americans and autonomous kill-bots, and Anthropic says no. The Pentagon retaliates with extreme prejudice. With guest-star Matt.

LINKS
Washington Post summary
Anthropic’s response
Trump’s response
Hegseth’s unhinged lunacy
We Will Not Be Divided – Goggle and OpenAI employees open letter
Eliezer on the tech/govt war
Scott Alexander tweet
RSP comment
Opus3 Retirement

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on hiatus, returning someday