EPISODE · Feb 17, 2021 · 1H 33M
Preference Falsification and Postmodernism (with Michael Vassar)
from Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg · host Spencer Greenberg
Read the full transcript here. How much preference falsification is occurring in society? What's the difference between conflict theory and mistake theory? Why is postmodernism useful to understand? Michael Vassar was the President of the Singularity Institute from 2009 to 2012. Subsequently, he has worked in business consulting, especially in association with cutting edge science, although these days he primarily invests his own assets. You can contact him at [email protected]. Further reading My IRB Nightmare — the Slate Star Codex codex account of trying to do a study in a hospital that we discuss in the episode GPT-3 — the A.I. language model discussed in the episode that was released by OpenAI Preference falsification Conflict theory vs. Mistake theory and people's views on society The "postmodern" analysis / article that Michael brought up Staff Spencer Greenberg — Host / Director Josh Castle — Producer Ryan Kessler — Audio Engineer Uri Bram — Factotum Jennifer Vanderhoof — Transcriptionist Music Broke for Free Josh Woodward Lee Rosevere Quiet Music for Tiny Robots wowamusic zapsplat.com Affiliates Clearer Thinking GuidedTrack Mind Ease Positly UpLift [Read more]
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Read the full transcript here. • How much preference falsification is occurring in society? What's the difference between conflict theory and mistake theory? Why is postmodernism useful to understand? • Michael Vassar was the President of the Singularity Institute from 2009 to 2012. Subsequently, he has worked in business consulting, especially in association with cutting edge science, although these days he primarily invests his own assets. You can contact him at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). • Further reading • My IRB Nightmare (https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/29/my-irb-nightmare/) — the Slate Star Codex codex account of trying to do a study in a hospital that we discuss in the episode • GPT-3 (https://towardsdatascience.com/gpt-3-101-a-brief-introduction-5c9d773a2354) — the A.I. language model discussed in the episode that was released by OpenAI • Preference falsification (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification) • Conflict theory vs. Mistake theory and people's views on society (https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/conflict-vs-mistake/) • The "postmodern" analysis / article that Michael brought up (http://www.boundary2.org/2020/07/moira-weigel-palantir-goes-to-the-frankfurt-school/) • Staff • Spencer Greenberg (https://www.spencergreenberg.com/) — Host / Director • Josh Castle (mailto:[email protected]) — Producer • Ryan Kessler (https://tone.support/) — Audio Engineer • Uri Bram (https://uribram.com/) — Factotum • Jennifer Vanderhoof — Transcriptionist • Music • Broke for Free (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Something_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Something_EP_-_05_Something_Elated) • Josh Woodward (https://www.joshwoodward.com/song/AlreadyThere) • Lee Rosevere (https://archive.org/details/MusicForPodcasts04/Lee+Rosevere+-+Music+for+Podcasts+4+-+11+Keeping+Stuff+Together.flac) • Quiet Music for Tiny Robots (https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Quiet_Music_for_Tiny_Robots/The_February_Album/05_Tiny_Robot_Armies) • wowamusic (https://gamesounds.xyz/?dir=wowamusic) • zapsplat.com (https://www.zapsplat.com/music/summer-haze-slow-chill-out-house-track-with-a-modern-pop-feel-warm-piano-chords-underpin-the-track-with-warm-pads-and-a-repetitive-synth-arpeggio/) • Affiliates • Clearer Thinking (https://www.clearerthinking.org/) • GuidedTrack (https://guidedtrack.com/) • Mind Ease (https://mindease.io/) • Positly (https://positly.com/) • UpLift (https://www.uplift.app/)
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