Just days after we celebrated my wife’s 40th birthday, she came down with COVID, meaning she’s been isolating and I’ve been spending almost all my time dealing with our kids. But if experience has taught […]
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The following is what I read at Dana’s 40th birthday party last night. Don’t worry, it’s being posted with her approval. –SA I’d like to propose a toast to Dana, my wife and mother of […]
Dear Scott, This is you, from 30 years in the future, Christmas Eve 2022. Your Ghost of Christmas Future. To get this out of the way: you eventually become a professor who works on quantum […]
This is going to be one of the many Shtetl-Optimized posts that I didn’t feel like writing, but was ultimately given no choice but to write. News, social media, and my inbox have been abuzz […]
Two weeks ago, I gave a lecture setting out my current thoughts on AI safety, halfway through my year at OpenAI. I was asked to speak by UT Austin’s Effective Altruist club. You can watch […]
Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers! While I enjoy a family holiday-week vacation in exotic Dallas—and yes, I will follow up on my old JFK post by visiting Dealey Plaza—please enjoy the following Thanksgiving victuals: […]
Nearly halfway into my year at OpenAI, still reeling from the FTX collapse, I feel like it’s finally time to start blogging my AI safety thoughts—starting with a little appetizer course today, more substantial fare […]
I’m thrilled to be able to interrupt your regular depressing programming for 100% happy news. Some readers will remember that, back in September, I announced that an unnamed charitable foundation had asked my advice on […]
In the past few weeks, I’ve learned two ways to think about online sneerers that have been helping me tremendously, and that I wanted to share in case they’re helpful to others: First, they’re like […]
Several readers have asked me for updated thoughts on AI safety, now that I’m 5 months into my year at OpenAI—and I promise, I’ll share them soon! The thing is, until last week I’d entertained […]
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