Joe Carlsmith Audio
Philosophy Podcasts
Audio versions of essays by Joe Carlsmith. Philosophy, futurism, and other topics. Text versions at joecarlsmith.com.
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United States
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Philosophy Podcasts
Description:
Audio versions of essays by Joe Carlsmith. Philosophy, futurism, and other topics. Text versions at joecarlsmith.com.
Twitter:
@jkcarlsmith
Language:
English
Contact:
5044579669
Episodes
On attunement
3/24/2024
Examining a certain kind of meaning-laden receptivity to the world.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/03/25/on-attunement
This essay is part of a series I'm calling "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping that individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief text summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
(Though: note that I haven't put the summary post on the podcast yet.)
Duration:00:44:14
On green
3/21/2024
Examining a philosophical vibe that I think contrasts in interesting ways with "deep atheism."
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/03/21/on-green
This essay is part of a series I'm calling "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping that individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief text summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
(Though: note that I haven't put the summary post on the podcast yet.)
Duration:01:15:13
On the abolition of man
1/18/2024
What does it take to avoid tyranny towards to the future?
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/18/on-the-abolition-of-man
This essay is part of a series I'm calling "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping that individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief text summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
(Though: note that I haven't put the summary post on the podcast yet.)
Duration:01:09:22
Being nicer than Clippy
1/16/2024
Let's be the sort of species that aliens wouldn't fear the way we fear paperclippers.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/16/being-nicer-than-clippy/
This essay is part of a series I'm calling "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping that individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief text summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
(Though: note that I haven't put the summary post on the podcast yet.)
Duration:00:47:30
An even deeper atheism
1/11/2024
Who isn't a paperclipper?
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/11/an-even-deeper-atheism
This essay is part of a series I'm calling "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping that individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
Duration:00:25:12
Does AI risk "other" the AIs?
1/9/2024
Examining Robin Hanson's critique of the AI risk discourse.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/09/does-ai-risk-other-the-ais
This essay is part of a series of essays called "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping the individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
Duration:00:13:15
When "yang" goes wrong
1/8/2024
On the connection between deep atheism and seeking control.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/08/when-yang-goes-wrong
This essay is part of a series of essays called "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." I'm hoping the individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief summaries of the essays that have been released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
Duration:00:21:32
Deep atheism and AI risk
1/4/2024
On a certain kind of fundamental mistrust towards Nature.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/04/deep-atheism-and-ai-risk
This is the second essay in my series “Otherness and control in the age of AGI. I’m hoping that the individual essays can be read fairly well on their own, but see here for brief summaries of the essays released thus far: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
Duration:00:46:59
Gentleness and the artificial Other
1/1/2024
AIs as fellow creatures. And on getting eaten.
Link: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/gentleness-and-the-artificial-other
This is the first essay in a series of essays that I’m calling “Otherness and control in the age of AGI.” See here for more about the series as a whole: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi.
Duration:00:22:39
In search of benevolence (or: what should you get Clippy for Christmas?)
12/27/2023
What is altruism towards a paperclipper? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind at once?
(This is a recording of an essay originally published in 2021. Text here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2021/07/19/in-search-of-benevolence-or-what-should-you-get-clippy-for-christmas)
Duration:00:52:52
Is scheming more likely if you train models to have long-term goals? (Sections 2.2.4.1-2.2.4.2 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is sections 2.2.4.1-2.2.4.2 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:09:01
How useful for alignment-relevant work are AIs with short-term goals? (Section 2.2.4.3 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 2.2.4.3 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:09:21
The goal-guarding hypothesis (Section 2.3.1.1 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 2.3.1.1 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:19:11
Does scheming lead to adequate future empowerment? (Section 2.3.1.2 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 2.3.1.2 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:22:54
Non-classic stories about scheming (Section 2.3.2 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 2.3.2 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:24:34
Arguments for/against scheming that focus on the path SGD takes (Section 3 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 3 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:29:03
The counting argument for scheming (Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is sections 4.1 and 4.2 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:10:40
Simplicity arguments for scheming (Section 4.3 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 4.3 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:19:37
Speed arguments against scheming (Section 4.4-4.7 of "Scheming AIs")
11/16/2023
This is section 4.4 through 4.7 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:15:19
Summing up "Scheming AIs" (Section 5)
11/16/2023
This is section 5 of my report “Scheming AIs: Will AIs fake alignment during training in order to get power?”
Text of the report here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.08379
Summary of the report here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2023/11/15/new-report-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Audio summary here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/13969977-introduction-and-summary-of-scheming-ais-will-ais-fake-alignment-during-training-in-order-to-get-power
Duration:00:15:46