The Bayesian Conspiracy

The Bayesian Conspiracy
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A conversational podcast for aspiring rationalists.

  1. 1 day ago

    265 – VibeCamp 5 with Wes, Gina, and Mary

    Steven is joined by the hosts of the Sex and Sensibility podcast! Join us as we explore the vibrant world of VibeCamp, a unique gathering where creativity, curiosity, and community collide. From unconventional events like imagining eating someone to building playgrounds, this episode dives into the eclectic and wholesome spirit of VibeCamp. Join us as we explore the vibrant experiences of Vibe Camp, from highlight events like the solstice and emo night to personal stories of connection, creativity, and community. Discover how this unique gathering fosters trust, fun, and self-expression in a high-trust environment. Also, no video this week. We actually had a technical hiccup that made my track out of sync with everyone else’s and fixing it in audio was a pain. Fixing the video was either impossible or too annoying to trouble myself with. LINKS Sex and Sensibility Podcast Episode 190 – Interview with Brooke about VibeCamp 2 Wes’s Solstice speech about how his daughter is his hero (she’s mine too!) Gina’s Solstice speech about aging in reverse Mary’s heartwarming tweet about how the work she does impacts people Steven’s Solstice speech about generating gratitude to find happiness now Gina’s band, The Fine Vintages Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. probably returning someday.

    1hr 18min

  2. 11 Jun

    264 – Becoming a Romantic with Damon and Ivy

    Eneasz and Steven are at LessOnline/SummerCamp and Steven was lucky enough to attend a short presentation by Damon (Daystar Eld) and Ivy on How to Become a Romantic. The presentation was too short for Steven’s satisfaction, so we found a time slot to record a (too short) episode. LINKS Damon/Daystar Eld Ivy’s X handle and website Guild of the Rose Paid Bonus content for the week – Full Video Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. probably returning someday.

    51 min

  3. 27 May

    263 – Human Values Were Forged in Malthusian Competition

    Our values are robust against Moloch because they were forged in his flames. LINKS When does competition lead to recognisable values? Our episode 18 – Robin Hanson Interview Chex Quest FarmKind – Animal Welfare Offsets (matching code “cagefree”) Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow Chat, Full Video 00:03:02 – A Good Post-AGI Future 00:15:07 – Human Values Were Forged in Malthusian Competition 00:52:57 – Feedback 01:24:17 – Guild of the Rose 01:25:23 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. maybe returning someday.

    1hr 27min

  4. 13 May

    262 – EA Veganism Revisited

    In Episode 258 we talked about EA Veganism for a bit… and that bit was not long enough. So here we go again! Fill out Steven’s 3-question survey! LINKS Our episode 258 – How Effective Altruism Has Evolved EA Vegan Advocacy is not truthseeking, and it’s everyone’s problem by Elizabeth Vegan Health Advice by Ozy Dairy cows make their misery expensive (but their calves can’t) by Elizabeth Being John Rawls by Scott Alexander – audio of Being John Rawls WestWorld Should Anyone Be Vegan by Henry Stanley Does your AI perform badly because you — you, specifically — are a bad person by Natalie Cargill FarmKind – Animal Welfare Offsets Plzdontkillus The Mind Killer Ep 69 NFT Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow Chat, Full Video 00:00:42 – Feedback 00:15:14 – Eating Delicious Animals 01:38:09 – Westworld & Violent Video Games 01:56:35 – Guild of the Rose 01:57:16 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus. maybe returning someday.

    1hr 59min

  5. 29 Apr

    261 – The Button That Almost Nuked Glosso Got Eneasz Instead

    The stupid red-button/blue-button discourse came back. Eneasz thought he could sit out this round until Aella went Chaos God with her social media app, Glosso. Fill out our new 2-question survey! LINKS PlzDontKillUs Inkhaven Presents podcast The Knot webfic The Mind Reviver Glosso Stupid Tim Urban with his stupid button-resurrection oh noes, Anthropic employees gonna give money to EA stuff” article Paid Bonus content for the week – Video 00:00:05 – PlzDontKillUs & Feedback 00:30:14 – Stupid Glosso Buttons 01:33:34 – Guild of the Rose 01:34:50 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning someday

    1hr 36min

  6. 15 Apr

    260 – The Right to be Wrong About Doom

    We discuss how far the right to be wrong goes, a recent intra-rat kerfuffle, and why random violence is bad. And it’s secretly all about AI Doom. Fill out our 2-question survey! LINKS One Week in the Rat Farm Kelsey’s religious liberalism tweet Scott’s tweet in response to Robby from MIRI Scott’s tweet in reply to Ronny from Lightcone Only Law Can Prevent Extinction by Eliezer Yudkowsky Audio version of above Paid Bonus content for the week – Video 00:00:01 – Quick life catch-up 00:06:29 – Right to be Wrong about Doom 01:23:47 – Steven likes Huel a lot 01:25:28 – Guild of the Rose 01:27:50 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning someday

    1hr 30min

  7. 1 Apr

    259 – Chill Out on AI in 2028?

    Matt returns to discuss a post urging us to chill out on AI if there isn’t imminent doom in 2028. There is no video or preshow chat today, due to user error in setting up an in-person video recording. Sorry. LINKS Consider chilling out in 2028 The Scary Bridge Kill Your Friend’s Cat The UnSlop AI Fiction competition The new Guild of the Rose Paid Bonus content for the week – none, sorry! 00:00:50 – Feedback 00:29:03 – Consider chilling out in 2028 01:32:13 – Guild of the Rose 01:51:24 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning someday

    1hr 53min

  8. 18 Mar

    258 – How Effective Altruism Has Evolved

    We talk about three EA-adjacent articles, hitting veganism, directing your donations, and community. LINKS Why you should eat meat – even if you hate factory farming by KatWoods Donations, The Fifth Year, by Jenn Promises, by Harri Bayesian Conspiracy 28 – Effective Altruism The Case For Sardines “oh noes, Anthropic employees gonna give money to EA stuff” article Gwern on AI Slop Jenn on AI Slop & Virginia Woolf Paid Bonus content for the week – Full Video, Preshow Chat 00:02:23 – Feedback 00:17:20 – You Should Eat Meat 00:59:33 – Directing Donations 01:23:04 – Promises of EA 01:38:06 – Guild of the Rose 01:40:12 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning someday

    1hr 42min
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