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 […]
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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 […]
If I haven’t blogged until now about the midterm election, it’s because I find the state of the world too depressing. Go vote, obviously, if you’re eligible and haven’t yet. How many more chances will […]
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