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I think that this is a thoroughly sensible piece, in part (full disclosure!) because it accords pretty well with my…
He addresses many arguments that give consciousness a special evidential standard. But it is illuminating not to do so. Call…
The ideas that “consciousness is an intrinsically biological phenomenon” and that “simulating and being are very different” were emphasized by…
Okay, I think I buy it as a distinct category. I think you could fit the recent hacking incidents into…
Yeah, that’s from a (quite good) Scott Alexander blogpost.
Re-reading Mark’s comment, I think my reply could’ve been clearer. Since Mark mentions the paperclip maximizer case as a classic…
Hmmm, in terms of my tripartite taxonomy of misuse, misalignment, and misfire risks , I would classify the paperclip maximizer…
Here. I participated in three episodes over the years, including on Nietzsche and on religious liberty. It was great fun each time. John Perry and Ken Taylor were congenial and smart hosts. Feel free to post links to your favorite “Philosophy Talk” episodes, and perhaps say something about why you particularly like it.
The two episodes with Jenann Ismael on quantum mechanics (the second something of a reboot of the first, but adding the brilliant fish tank metaphor) are terrific. 2007 and 2011, I think.
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