owencb

Karma: 2,168

Disempowerment spirals as a likely mechanism for existential catastrophe

Raymond D and owencb

Apr 10, 2025, 2:37 PM

69 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

Knowledge, Reasoning, and Superintelligence

owencbMar 26, 2025, 11:28 PM

7 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

AI Tools for Existential Security

Lizka and owencb

Mar 14, 2025, 6:38 PM

22 points

4 comments11 min readLW link

(www.forethought.org)

The Choice Transition

owencb and Raymond D

Nov 18, 2024, 12:30 PM

50 points

4 comments15 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

A brief history of the automated corporation

owencbNov 4, 2024, 2:35 PM

26 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

Winners of the Essay competition on the Automation of Wisdom and Philosophy

owencb and AI Impacts

Oct 28, 2024, 5:10 PM

40 points

3 comments30 min readLW link

(blog.aiimpacts.org)

AI safety tax dynamics

owencbOct 23, 2024, 12:18 PM

22 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

Safety tax functions

owencbOct 20, 2024, 2:08 PM

30 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

AI, centralization, and the One Ring

owencbSep 13, 2024, 2:00 PM

80 points

12 comments8 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

The last era of human mistakes

owencbJul 24, 2024, 9:58 AM

34 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

Caring about excellence

owencbJul 22, 2024, 2:24 PM

47 points

4 comments LW link

Decomposing Agency — capabilities without desires

owencb and Raymond D

Jul 11, 2024, 9:38 AM

146 points

32 comments12 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

In favour of exploring nagging doubts about x-risk

owencbJun 25, 2024, 11:52 PM

105 points

2 comments LW link

owencb’s Shortform

owencbJun 21, 2024, 11:00 AM

6 points

1 comment LW link

AI takeoff and nuclear war

owencbJun 11, 2024, 7:36 PM

80 points

6 comments11 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

Essay competition on the Automation of Wisdom and Philosophy — $25k in prizes

owencb and AI Impacts

Apr 16, 2024, 10:10 AM

82 points

12 comments8 min readLW link

(blog.aiimpacts.org)

AI strategy given the need for good reflection

owencbMar 18, 2024, 12:48 AM

7 points

0 comments LW link

Beyond Maxipok — good reflective governance as a target for action

owencbMar 15, 2024, 10:22 PM

20 points

0 comments LW link

Wholesome Culture

owencbMar 1, 2024, 12:08 PM

29 points

3 comments LW link

Wholesomeness and Effective Altruism

owencbFeb 28, 2024, 8:28 PM

42 points

3 comments LW link

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