flâneur

Jason Chin

2 followers · 4 following · 148 views

on the atlas — 16

highlights — 17

  • I know the other options don’t look great. Congress remains a potted plant in the corner. But we should at least stop telling ourselves that a seat at the table works.
    Why I Left Google DeepMind — LessWrong
  • When profit and pressure met ethical commitment at Google DeepMind, pressure won and pledges lost. When profit and pressure met ethical commitment at Anthropic, ethics won. So the lesson is not “no one ever takes a stand.” The lesson is that society cannot rely on ethics-motivated people standing firm.
    Why I Left Google DeepMind — LessWrong
  • ask good questions, think of good answers, and encourage others to do the same
    Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
  • But I’m worried this all assumes that alignment is a cluster of stable, self-reinforcing ideas, like vague political or religious views.
    Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
  • Stop interacting with people who aren’t worth your time.
    Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
  • It’s common for a strong focus on AIS to warp your evaluation of other people.
    Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
  • I’m a university student, and I help lead an effective altruism group at my university.
    Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
  • If you’re not doing something you love with the majority of your time, and you have any personal freedom and flexibility whatsoever, it’s time for a change.
    Guide to Personal Productivity
  • The observant reader may feel at this point that structured procrastination requires a certain amount of self-deception, since one is in effect constantly perpetrating a pyramid scheme on oneself. Exactly. One needs to be able to recognize and commit oneself to tasks with inflated importance and unreal deadlines, while making oneself feel that they are important and urgent. This is not a problem, because virtually all procrastinators have excellent self-deceptive skills also. And what could be more noble than using one character flaw to offset the bad effects of another?
    Structured Procrastination
  • With this sort of appropriate task structure, the procrastinator becomes a useful citizen.
    Structured Procrastination
  • The political response will not take thirty years. It will be immediate, loud, and impossible to ignore.
    The "Messy Middle" - by Molly Kinder
  • this question is genuinely the crux. The answer cannot be universal. It has to be targeted at the displaced. And doing this well is really hard.
    The "Messy Middle" - by Molly Kinder
  • The physical world is sticky. Edge cases dominate. Humans demand humans, especially when something has gone wrong.
    The "Messy Middle" - by Molly Kinder
  • All generations are transient. All have an equal right to be considered, but our immediate duties are undoubtedly to the present generation and to the next.
    A Case Against Strong Longtermism
  • We can’t reduce uncertainty about the future by saying “in expectation”.
    A Case Against Strong Longtermism
  • don’t lose sight of who you're trying to help.
    So, What Does It Mean to Do More?
  • (HBM) has grown from 52% to 63% of total AI chip component spending between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.
    AI Chip Component Costs: Memory at 63% | Epoch AI | Epoch AI