Connor’s explanation of an antimeme (as presented in the interview) is above:
An antimeme is something that by its very nature resists being known. Most antimemes are just boring—things you forget about. If you tell someone an antimeme, it bounces off them.
Yes, all those. And all of them occur in the AI safety discussions. The result is the same though: SCP-style disappearance from personal or public consciousness.
Conjecture is a new AI alignment organization (https://www.conjecture.dev/). Edited the post to include the link.
Connor’s explanation of an antimeme (as presented in the interview) is above:
And some are too complicated, and some are too unusual, and some are too disturbing. Four very different things.
Yes, all those. And all of them occur in the AI safety discussions. The result is the same though: SCP-style disappearance from personal or public consciousness.
Since the causes are different, the cures are different.