Scott Alexander
American writer, director and producer (born 1963)
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Videos Mentioning Scott Alexander
Eric Lewis on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #028 - The Singular Genius of Elew
Eric Weinstein
Named among other public thinkers the host leaves for later discussion; cited as part of the intellectual landscape.
Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371
Lex Fridman
Author of 'Meditations on Moloch', an essay that interprets Allen Ginsburg's poem to describe a game theory monster forcing people into a 'race to the bottom'.
How to Thrive in an AI World, Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours, & The Art of Sabbaticals (4K)
Tim Ferriss
A blogger and author known for his "Slate Star Codex" essays, who also wrote about a new bacteria-based cavity treatment.
Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Lex Fridman
Author of the blog 'Slate Star Codex,' known for his essay 'Meditations on Moloch,' which reinterprets Moloch in a game-theoretic sense.
19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal
Chris Williamson
The author who coined the term 'scissor statements,' which are deliberately designed to create arguments and go viral online.
Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Author of the blog 'Slate Star Codex,' who has written about the trickiness of happiness surveys.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Author of the blog Slate Star Codex, whose description of GPT-3 as 'grinding up the entire internet into a slurry' is quoted.
Every Major System Is Breaking at the Same Time — A Tech Insider Balaji Maps What Comes Next
Tom Bilyeu
Blogger and writer known for his concept of in-group, out-group, far-group dynamics, illustrating how political allegiances shift.
AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make” - Tristan Harris
Chris Williamson
A blogger mentioned in connection with LessWrong.com and later for his critique of Anthropic potentially being the 'Antichrist' of AI for misleading optics.
Kaspa Founder Yonatan Sompolinsky Address at the Oxford Union
OxfordUnion
Mentioned in relation to the prisoner's dilemma and the concept of a 'singleton superintelligence'.