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I'm starting a new AI blog + 10 memes

My new blog is called "Secret Third Thing". It will be about AI. I'll post other random stuff here though.

May 13 • 

Julian Hazell

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April 2024

Cognitive assets and defensive acceleration

As AI capabilities improve, frontier AI developers should make deliberate plans for allocating their cognitive assets towards defensive acceleration…

Apr 3, 2024 • 

Julian Hazell

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April 2023

Are AI systems conscious? I interviewed Rob Long, a philosopher studying digital minds, to find out

Rob and I manage to solve all open questions in Philosophy of Mind in a single conversation

Apr 27, 2023 • 

Julian

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March 2023

A simple explanation of why advanced AI could be incredibly dangerous

Advanced AI systems could cause immense harm in the world. You don't need to be a computer scientist to understand the arguments behind this claim.

Mar 25, 2023 • 

Julian

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February 2023

No injuries were reported

A short story of a harmless fire.

Feb 12, 2023 • 

Julian

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Is China overhyped as an AI superpower?

China could be less important than you'd otherwise think. We should still regard them as a key player in the transformative AI landscape nonetheless.

Feb 2, 2023 • 

Julian

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December 2022

The rocky history of AI in China: from neglect to national priority

How ideology and party politics interfered with China's ability to foster an AI research ecosystem.

Dec 12, 2022 • 

Julian

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The (behavioural) economics of ineffective giving

A look into some of the psychological quirks that dampen our ability to give effectively.

Dec 7, 2022 • 

Julian

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Yeah, we should probably care more about shrimp welfare

I know it sounds weird, but stay with me.

Dec 2, 2022 • 

Julian

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November 2022

The perils of underestimating second-order effects

Or the parable of the crypto man with the utilitarian plan.

Nov 11, 2022 • 

Julian

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The perils of overestimating second-order effects

Overemphasising second-order effects can conceal motivated reasoning. This is bad.

Nov 7, 2022 • 

Julian

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October 2022

Appeals to nature should not limit our ambition

Falling prey to appeals to nature can cause us to turn a blind eye to suffering. Here's why we should resist these fallacious arguments when imagining…

Oct 31, 2022 • 

Julian

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