Note: 1) We’ll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan’s place indoors. 2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in :alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM. 3) Bring a swimsuit!
Rules: 1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM. 2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house. Street parking is free and doesn’t require any permits.
Schedule: 6:30PM − 7:00PM—Gathering/Chatting 7:00PM − 7:20PM—Surprise of the Week 7:20PM − 7:30PM—Announcements 7:30PM − 9:00PM—Topic Discussion 9:00PM − 11:30PM—Hanging Out
Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN
Singularity Economics—LW/ACX Meetup #250 (Wednesday, August 16th 2023)
Note:
1) We’ll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan’s place indoors.
2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in
:alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM.
3) Bring a swimsuit!
Reading:
Takeoff Economics
Reading time: 2.5 hours
1. Dan Hendrycks—“Natural Selection Favors AIs over Humans”: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.16200. (Just read sections 1-3, but feel free to read the last section as well)
2. David Roodman—“Modeling the Human Trajectory”: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/modeling-the-human-trajectory/
3. Yudkowsky—“Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics”: https://intelligence.org/files/IEM.pdf (Just read sections 1 & 2)
Location: 11841 Wagner St., Culver City
Rules:
1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM.
2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house. Street parking is free and doesn’t require any permits.
Schedule:
6:30PM − 7:00PM—Gathering/Chatting
7:00PM − 7:20PM—Surprise of the Week
7:20PM − 7:30PM—Announcements
7:30PM − 9:00PM—Topic Discussion
9:00PM − 11:30PM—Hanging Out
Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN