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Perhaps It Is A Bad Thing That The World's Leading AI Companies Cannot Control Their AIs

Scott Alexander analyzes the shortcomings of OpenAI's ChatGPT, highlighting the limitations of current AI alignment techniques and their implications for future AI development.

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Dec 12, 2022 2,697 words 370 likes 720 comments Listen · 23 min Read Read

Contra Hoel On Aristocratic Tutoring

Scott Alexander argues against Erik Hoel's claim that the decline of 'aristocratic tutoring' explains the perceived lack of modern geniuses, offering alternative explanations and counterexamples.

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Mar 22, 2022 2,422 words 192 likes 598 comments Listen · 20 min Read Read

COVID/Vitamin D: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott Alexander critically evaluates the evidence for Vitamin D's role in COVID-19 prevention and treatment, ultimately leaning towards skepticism while acknowledging the low risk of supplementation.

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Feb 16, 2021 2,989 words 161 likes 274 comments Listen · 18 min Read Read

New Atheism: The Godlessness That Failed

Scott Alexander examines the rise and fall of New Atheism, arguing it was replaced by social justice as the dominant online 'hamartiology' explaining society's problems.

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Oct 30, 2019 5,951 words 0 likes 820 comments Listen · 44 min Read Read

Links 2/18: Link Biao Incident

Scott Alexander presents a wide-ranging collection of links covering science, technology, politics, economics, and culture, with brief commentary on each item.

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Feb 27, 2018 3,339 words 0 likes 659 comments Read Read

Links 9/15: Linkua Franca

Scott Alexander presents a diverse collection of interesting links covering politics, science, history, and culture, with brief commentary on each item.

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Sep 28, 2015 2,071 words 0 likes 151 comments Read Read

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Scott Alexander critiques feminist stereotyping of nerds, arguing that nerds' social struggles are real and not simply male entitlement.

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Jan 1, 2015 15,219 words 0 likes 990 comments Read Read
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