JohnGreer

In­ter­view with Bill O’Rourke—Rus­sian Cor­rup­tion, Putin, Ap­plied Ethics, and More

• JohnGreerOct 18, 2024, 4:21 AM

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  in reply to: Raemon’s comment on: My the­ory of change for work­ing in AI healthtech

  What makes you say 3 years?

[Question] How likely are sce­nar­ios where AGI ends up overtly or de facto tor­tur­ing us? How likely are sce­nar­ios where AGI pre­vents us from com­mit­ting suicide or dy­ing?

• JohnGreerDec 20, 2022, 7:28 AM

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  on: Next Level Seinfeld

  Who have been 6s?

• JohnGreerOct 26, 2022, 4:15 PM

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  on: How to be­come more ar­tic­u­late?

  1. Write more. Writing will help you formulate your thinking which helps in speaking. You’ll also find yourself building your vocabulary.

  2. Go through an online public speaking course.

  3. Join a Toastmasters club.

  4. Make Youtube videos

  5. Watch podcast interviews. Pay attention to how the host asks questions.
     
     Instead of saying “Please talk about X for the next 2 minutes so I can absorb your knowledge.” try “What do you think are the most important concepts in your field? or “What do you think are the biggest misconceptions about your field?” etc.

  6. Take a step back and identify your terminal goals.
     
     Are you trying to build more self-confidence?
     
     Are you trying to get over social anxiety? There might be more efficient/​upstream ways to solve this like experimenting with supplements, beta-blockers, phenibut, etc.
     
     Are you trying to be more persuasive? Maybe persuasion through conversation isn’t your comparative advantage and you should focus on something else?
     
     
     

The Bunny: An EA Short Story

• JohnGreerJul 16, 2022, 7:44 PM

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  in reply to: FTPickle’s comment on: All AGI safety ques­tions wel­come (es­pe­cially ba­sic ones) [monthly thread]

  Thanks for writing this out!
  
  I think most writing glosses over this point because it’d be hard to know exactly how it would kill us and doesn’t matter, but it hurts the persuasiveness of discussion to not have more detailed and gamed out scenarios.

• JohnGreerApr 22, 2022, 2:30 AM

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  in reply to: Yitz’s comment on: Men­tal Health and the Align­ment Prob­lem: A Com­pila­tion of Re­sources (up­dated April 2023)

  Yes, same. Thanks so much for compiling it!

• JohnGreerApr 10, 2022, 7:38 AM

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  on: A con­crete bet offer to those with short AI timelines

  “We (Tamay Besiroglu and I) think this claim is strongly overstated, and disagree with the suggestion that “It’s time for EA leadership to pull the short-timelines fire alarm.” This post received a fair amount of attention, and we are concerned about a view of the type expounded in the post causing EA leadership to try something hasty and ill-considered.”

  
  What harm do you think will come if this happens and what do you think should be done instead?

• JohnGreerMar 23, 2022, 3:58 AM

  12 points

  on: Brain preser­va­tion to pre­vent in­vol­un­tary death: a pos­si­ble cause area

  Nice to see other people interested in the topic!

  Robert McIntyre, the CEO of Nectome, the brain preservation startup, is probably the person who knows the most about this space.
  
  For those interested, I did a writeup on a talk Robert gave that summarizes his thoughts and process here:

  https://​​www.lesswrong.com/​​posts/​​N7j4xHkyjKbimmF6A/​​notes-on-robert-mcintyre-s-brain-preservation-talk-at-the-1
  
  And I interviewed him here:

  https://​​www.lesswrong.com/​​posts/​​s2N75ksqK3uxz9LLy/​​interview-with-nectome-ceo-robert-mcintyre-brain

In­ter­view with Nec­tome CEO Robert McIn­tyre—Brain Preser­va­tion, Per­sonal Iden­tity, AGI, and More

• JohnGreerDec 21, 2021, 6:01 AM

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  in reply to: GeneSmith’s comment on: Should I de­lay hav­ing chil­dren to take ad­van­tage of poly­genic screen­ing?

  Thanks for writing this up. I’d be interested in the more in-depth post.

• JohnGreerJul 18, 2021, 5:04 AM

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  on: (2009) Shane Legg—Fund­ing safe AGI

  Thanks for sharing this! It’s inspiring to dig up old posts where people talk about their goals and to see how well it worked out.

• JohnGreerJun 23, 2021, 7:34 PM

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  in reply to: Dagon’s comment on: What are ex­am­ples of the op­po­site of per­verse ex­am­ples?

  Yes, I think Pigovian taxes are really interesting and useful. I suppose then I’m looking for examples of privately implemented Pigovian taxes that fixed a problem successfully.

• JohnGreerJun 23, 2021, 7:33 PM

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  in reply to: habryka’s comment on: What are ex­am­ples of the op­po­site of per­verse ex­am­ples?

  Thanks

• JohnGreerJun 23, 2021, 7:33 PM

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  in reply to: antanaclasis’s comment on: What are ex­am­ples of the op­po­site of per­verse ex­am­ples?

  Yes, I agree that a grocery store is a great example. I suppose I’m looking for examples where people recognized a problem, changed the incentives, and then it fixed/​improved things.

[Question] What are ex­am­ples of the op­po­site of per­verse in­cen­tives?

• JohnGreerJun 2, 2021, 10:07 PM

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  on: What ques­tion would you like to col­lab­o­rate on?

  Thanks for writing this up! It’s a good idea and a thing worth experimenting with.

• JohnGreerMay 21, 2021, 3:35 PM

  12 points

  on: The Ar­gu­ment For Spoilers

  The qualia of enjoyment or not is different for different people. I don’t have the gleeful anticipation of an upcoming twist. My main reason for avoiding spoilers is it ruins the feeling of suspense.
  
  This also applies to sporting events as well. If I’m watching a fight where I know the outcome, it’s much less enjoyable than if I don’t know it. If I know someone wins, I’m not on edge when they’re getting punched and kicked by their opponent like I would be if I thought those blows may decide the fight.

• JohnGreerMay 18, 2021, 7:57 PM

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  in reply to: maeril’s comment on: What Would You Store to Max­i­mize Value in 100 Years? A Thought Experiment

  Yes, good idea! I wonder how much we’ll end up needing stored seeds in the future or if we/​AI will be able to mitigate any problems.
  
  Is produce quality decaying? You mean where we maximize things like storage ability at the expense of flavor?
  
  I want to visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault sometime.