Matt Arnold @matt@penguicon.social

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Diverse Forms Of Agency"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/diverse-forms-of-agency

It’s a mistake to think that human-like agency is the only dangerous kind. That risks overlooking AIs causing agent-like harms in inhuman ways. https://betterwithout.ai/diverse-agency#fn_meme_critics You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffe

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Only You Can Stop An AI Apocalypse"

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We now begin narrating the book Better Without AI, by David Chapman.   https://betterwithout.ai/only-you-can-stop-an-AI-apocalypse   You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold]

Meta says their new Twitter competitor Threads will be compatible with ActivityPub (& thereby with Mastodon) "soon". But they've been promising end-to-end encryption for BookFace Messenger "soon" for years. I'll be more interested in Threads after ActivityPub integration has been done.

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Resisting Or Embracing Metarationality"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/resisting-or-embracing-metarationality

This concludes "In The Cells Of The Eggplant" by David Chapman. The podcast will go on a hiatus through the month of June. It's natural to react to meta-rationalism with skepticism or hostility initially. You may come to delight in it. https://metarationality.com/meta-rationality-resistance-enjoyment Christopher Lövgren and Jake Orthwein discuss meta-rationality on the Do Explain podcast:

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "A Fully Metarational Workplace"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/a-fully-metarational-workplace

A meta-rational organization may appear chaotic (although productive and innovative), until you notice how smoothly routine rational work gets done. https://metarationality.com/meta-rational-workplace This is one of several standalone essays by David Chapman I'm incorporating into the unwritten sections of In The Cells Of The Eggplant, for the audiobook version. You can support the podcast and

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Doing Being Rational"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/doing-being-rational

Fine-grained analysis of a molecular biology how-to video reveals significant features of rationality in practice. https://metarationality.com/rational-pcr   This is one of several standalone essays by David Chapman I'm incorporating into the unwritten sections of In The Cells Of The Eggplant, for the audiobook version.   The Britannica entry on PCR: https://www.britannica.com/science/polymerase-chain-reaction

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Upgrade Your Cargo Cult For The Win"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/upgrade-your-cargo-cult-for-the-win

Part V of In The Cells Of The Eggplant: Taking Rational Work Seriously   Putting meta-rationality to work, in statistics, experimental science, software development, and entrepreneurship. https://metarationality.com/applications   Richard Feynman derided “cargo cult science” that sticks to fixed systems. Innovation requires an upgrade to fluid, meta-systematic inquiry. https://metarationality

I got an invite code to Jack Dorsey's distributed Twitter replacement, Project Bluesky.

Most of my Twitter follows have migrated there. I wish I had invite codes for you, but if I get some, I'll post about it here.

Its structure & strategy really intrigue me as an alternative to Mastodon. With Masto & Bluesky as two viable alternatives, there are interesting times ahead for social.

Here's the video for my talk, "AI is here, now what?" at Penguicon 2023. After setting up some context and vocabulary terms, I provide a somewhat surprising contention which will distinguish this talk from many others on the topic. But I won't spoiler it here. We had a lengthy conversation afterward in the lobby.

"Your talk made me feel less scared about AI instead of more" -- Misha

It's my hope that our concerns can be less vague and more actionable.

#AI #llm

https://youtu.be/3z6UIb6DYrM

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "What They Don’t Teach You At STEM School"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/what-they-dont-teach-you-at-stem-school

The syllabus for a curriculum teaching meta-rational skills: how to evaluate, combine, modify, discover, and create effective systems. https://metarationality.com/meta-rationality-curriculum   This is one of several standalone essays by David Chapman I'm incorporating into the unwritten sections of In The Cells Of The Eggplant, for the audiobook version.   You can support the podcast and ge

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Ignorant, Irrelevant, And Inscrutable"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/ignorant-irrelevant-and-inscrutable

Distinguishing irrational, anti-rational, and meta-rational critiques of rationalism helps reply effectively. https://metarationality.com/rationalism-critiques This is one of several standalone essays by David Chapman I'm incorporating into the unwritten sections of In The Cells Of The Eggplant, for the audiobook version. You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by support

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Part 4: Taking Meta-Rationality Seriously"

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The heart of the meta-rationality book: what meta-rationality is, why it matters, and how to do it.   https://metarationality.com/meta-rationality   A first lesson in meta-rationality, or stage 5 cognition, using Bongard problems as a laboratory. This is an essay from metarationality.com edited and inserted into In The Cells Of The Eggplant, with the permission of the author.   https://met

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Ontological Remodeling"

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Reconfiguring categories, properties, and relationships is a meta-rational skill—key in scientific revolutions.   https://metarationality.com/remodeling   Be advised, this episode is an hour long.   You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Hiatus Today"

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There will be no episode today, as the podcast will be on a one-week hiatus.

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "The Parable Of The Pebbles"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/the-parable-of-the-pebbles

Even counting, the simplest rational method, works only with the aid of non-rational support. https://metarationality.com/pebbles You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold  

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Taking Rationality Seriously"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/taking-rationality-seriously-0

A pragmatic understanding of how systematic rationality works in practice can help you level up your technical work. https://metarationality.com/rationality   You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Hiatus This Week"

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Due to a combination of factors, discussed on the Patreon, I've set myself back by a week, and will be on hiatus until next week.

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Reasonable Ontology"

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Reasonableness works with nebulous, tacit, interactive, accountable, purposeful ontologies, which enable everyday routine activity. https://metarationality.com/reasonable-ontology   You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks   If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold    

A new episode of the Fluidity #audiobook #podcast: "Instructed Activity"

https://fluidity.libsyn.com/instructed-activity

Using instructions requires figuring out what they mean in the context of your activity, and relative to your purposes. https://metarationality.com/reasonable-ontology You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold