Hidden objectives and side quests in algorithms

This is a ~1 hour 5 minute conversation between Nora Belrose (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p_oBc64AAAAJ&hl=en) and me on the topics of consciousness, AI, and different views of the Platonic Space.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introductions and Moral Risks

(09:11) Intelligence, Sentience, Irreversibility

(16:38) Digital Copies and Value

(24:54) Dynamic Platonic Mindspace

(35:19) Passable Forms, Cosmic Memory

(44:06) Changing Forms, Light Cones

(55:00) LLMs, Goals, Simulation

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