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    Re116: When Does the Bad Thing Happen? (Technological Danger, Part 4)

    Re116: When Does the Bad Thing Happen? (Technological Danger, Part 4)

    Agreements about reality in technological progress.

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    Details: the chain reaction of questions; ontology and treaties for sharing; prediction—the need for precise ontologies is going to increase.
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re116
    Air date: Saturday, 14th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 the chain reaction of questions;
    0:03:16 ontology and treaties for sharing;
    0:06:21 prediction—the need for precise ontologies is going to increase.


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    • 9 min
    Re115: Technological Progress, Defined (Technological Danger, Part 3)

    Re115: Technological Progress, Defined (Technological Danger, Part 3)

    How we would decide, given predictions, whether to risk continued technological advance.

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    Details: progress, 'we' and winners; better and worse problems can be empirical; technological progress.
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re115
    Air date: Friday, 13th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 progress, 'we' and winners;
    0:05:59 better and worse problems can be empirical;
    0:08:46 technological progress.


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    • 13 min
    Re114: Visions of Loss (Technological Danger, Part 2)

    Re114: Visions of Loss (Technological Danger, Part 2)

    Human loss of freedom by deference to authority, dependency on machines, and delegation of defense.

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    Details: mathematician Wiener; mathematician and philosopher Russell; philosopher Horesh; mathematician and terrorist Kaczynski; philosopher Bostrom.
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re114
    Air date: Thursday, 12th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 mathematician Wiener;
    0:04:19 mathematician and philosopher Russell;
    0:05:57 philosopher Horesh;
    0:07:33 mathematician and terrorist Kaczynski;
    0:13:26 philosopher Bostrom.


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    • 16 min
    Re113: Uncertainty, Fear and Consent (Technological Danger, Part 1)

    Re113: Uncertainty, Fear and Consent (Technological Danger, Part 1)

    Beliefs, and the feelings they cause, determine what chances we take; but possibilities don't care about our beliefs.

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    Details: prediction—freedom is going to decrease; decisions—two problems of life and the problem of death; uncertainty; beliefs and feelings; chances; possibilities; If you believe x, do you consent to y?
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re113
    Air date: Wednesday, 11th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 prediction—freedom is going to decrease;
    0:01:37 decisions—two problems of life and the problem of death;
    0:03:16 uncertainty;
    0:06:03 beliefs and feelings;
    0:07:10 chances;
    0:10:47 possibilities;
    0:12:22 If you believe x, do you consent to y?


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    • 16 min
    Re112: The Attention Hazard and The Attention (Distraction) Economy

    Re112: The Attention Hazard and The Attention (Distraction) Economy

    Drawing attention to dangerous information can increase risk, but the attention economy tends to draw attention toward amusement.

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    Details: attention hazard of information; adversaries and agents; secrets and suppression; the attention (distraction) economy.
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re112
    Air date: Tuesday, 10th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 attention hazard of information;
    0:03:24 adversaries and agents;
    0:07:46 secrets and suppression;
    0:08:28 the attention (distraction) economy.


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    • 12 min
    Re111: AI and the Gorilla Problem

    Re111: AI and the Gorilla Problem

    Russell and Norvig say it's natural to worry that AI will destroy us, and that the solution is good design that preserves our control.

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    Details: the gorilla problem; the human problem.
    Complete notes and video at: https://www.retraice.com/segments/re111
    Air date: Monday, 9th Jan. 2023, 10 : 00 PM Eastern/US.

    0:00:00 the gorilla problem;
    0:03:01 the human problem.


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