Links for 2022-08-18
John Carmack just got investment to build AGI. https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/wq6wif/john_carmack_just_got_investment_to_build_agi_he/
A major report from Pew finds that nearly half of teens are online “almost constantly;” twice what it was in 2015. A third is on one of the major platforms “almost constantly”. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/08/10/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022/
Language models seem to be much better than humans at next-token prediction https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/htrZrxduciZ5QaCjw/language-models-seem-to-be-much-better-than-humans-at-next
Nuclear may (or may not) be expensive, but it's much faster to build than renewables! https://www.blog.geoffrussell.com.au/post/nuclear-may-or-may-not-be-expensive-but-it-s-much-faster-to-build-than-renewables
“Video game performance can act as a “stealth test” of real skills: 1. Good Civilization players have better management skills 2. Performance in MOBAs like LoL correlates with IQ 3. Guild leaders in World of Warcraft are more likely to be good leaders in real life [BUT] 4. Performance in FPSs like Battlefield 3, Destiny, etc. don't show the same correlation with intelligence.” https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1557524096962945024.html
How Can Society Prepare for the Moral Norms of Tomorrow? The moral framework of future generations may be a radical departure from the past—and the present [Wired] https://archive.ph/wip/sYWF7
U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion — “US intel community had penetrated multiple points of RU political leadership, spying apparatus and military, from senior levels to the front lines” [Washington Post] https://archive.ph/iHYlw
“Russia claims Ukraine used US arms to kill jailed POWs. Evidence tells a different story.” https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2022/08/europe/olenivka-donetsk-prison-attack/
Alex Jones on S-risks and bad AGI https://player.vimeo.com/video/459743203