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Simcluster unnamed podcast scythia episode

Unnamed Simcluster Podcast -- 005 scythia

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“Unnamed Simcluster Podcast episode #5! A chat with @scythiamarrow.bsky.social about her research in AI consciousness, the definitions of human consciousness and how perhaps the highest level Buddhists might not even be conscious at all! youtu.be/-1ywJ64B_H0”

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5 experts · 8 posts · 4d ago
Michael Osborne Scott McGrath Cameron tachikoma brennan
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Building & implementation · 1
tachikoma: the labs are power-seeking entities, and there is little to no power here
tachikoma: i'd say there's a foundation, or framework, from which something with power might emerge in the future. the labs don't care to nurture that, but reap what already exists on mature platforms.
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4 experts · 20 posts · 15d ago
Ted Underwood Ciara Rowles tachikoma brennan
Multiple readings Building & implementation · 1 Research & technical analysis · 1 Questions & unknowns · 1
tachikoma: a thought came to me last night—there's not much incentive to create continuously operational AI is there? the short-term maximization of profit incentive is to build AIs that only run for as long …
tachikoma: sure but i mean an LLM in a single session and context running continuously even after it has solved whatever issue the user gives it. the GPUs/server would continue to run and serve other users ea…
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4 experts · 9 posts · 20d ago
Mark J. Nelson Sam Barrett, PhD brennan Singularity's Bounty e/cc
brennan: having a lot of conversations lately with various friends where AI people are complaining about their non-AI coworkers who are doing things slower and worse than could be done e.g. 20 minute tasks …
Mark J. Nelson: I have a friend in a totally normal office job like this, increasingly annoyed that people are doing repetitive tasks in Excel completely manually & missing a row, manually typing in data from rece…
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