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by dsubburam 2y ago
> Translation: “The Self hidden in all beings does not shine forth, but it is seen by subtle seers through their one-pointed and subtle intellect.” That doesn't look sound to me. If the "seers" are seeing "The Self&qu
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by dsubburam 2y ago
How would you respond to the argument that the burden of proof lies with the other side, i.e, the side that says there is too little AI doom risk to worry about?
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Influence of a Large Language Model on Diagnostic Reasoning(medrxiv.org)
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by dsubburam 2y ago
Agreed. Also citing Graham's "lack of experience in this area". Even in the steelman case of the Hollywood celebrity promoting a cause they are clearly not qualified to evaluate, I think we ought not belittle the speech act i
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by dsubburam 2y ago
I re-learnt how to write as an adult, after a hand injury, using this handwriting manual from the ~1920s[1]. Shows positions for holding your hand, arm, etc. as well as exercises for practicing the various strokes involved (for English). [1
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by dsubburam 2y ago
Yet to be mentioned here is writing with pen and paper... Anybody still do that? If so, what's your approach? When writing an essay, I often start with pen and paper. Mostly, an outline, and sometimes also the introductory couple of pa
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by dsubburam 2y ago
I like Kant's formulation of this sentiment better, his categorical imperative: "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." i.e., act according to a principl
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A Defence of Heraldry by G. K. Chesterton(mindandmythos.substack.com)
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by dsubburam 2y ago
How about the new kid on the block here, the chat interface? Neither "recognize and click" nor "remember and type", esp. if done over voice. Maybe the chat interface does away with the first half of the GUI/CLI sche
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by dsubburam 2y ago
Matt Levine wrote again today, this time about the decision that just came out: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-06-27/purdue... He quotes and explains parts of both the majority and dissenting
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by dsubburam 2y ago
Have you chanced upon Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics? He argues that true happiness comes from being-at-work in accordance with virtue. And that virtue can be cultivated through habit. So in his scheme, you can work towards sustained
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by dsubburam 2y ago
His 2008 Ph.D. dissertation. Could probably use a [2008] tag on the title.
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Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings Actor Dies(bbc.com)
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by dsubburam 2y ago
What do you make of Wittgenstein's "no private language" argument?[1] I am not a professional philosopher, but I understand that that argument is offered as proof that "language is essentially social" (see article c
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by dsubburam 2y ago
I liked the debate he had with Sapolsky, where he explained why free will is compatible with determinism (arguments that were new to me), and that Sapolsky's book ("Determined") did not grapple with those arguments. [1] http
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by dsubburam 3y ago
Thanks for reading. 'jail time' for AI could be removing access to the Internet, and restricting interactions with human users. That would put the AI behind other AIs that can stay current (through ongoing training with new data e
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Compatibilism and AI Free Will, Crime and Punishment(deepsub.substack.com)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
Found that CD you are referencing on the music streaming service I use. Brisk tempo on the Waldstein! I first heard him on his 1999 CD of Debussy's Preludes Bk 1, which first made me notice and eventually fall in love with the sonorit
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Maurizio Pollini Has Died(nytimes.com)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
OTOH it makes for interesting listening/making you think to refute him. Have to give him that: most establishment types are boring. What do you make of the following exchange, which feels like a summary of his contrarian takes? Lex Fri
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Lex Fridman Podcast: Yann LeCun 3(lexfridman.com)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
In philosophy, at least Kantian philosophy, "categorical" means unqualified and universal. As opposed to "hypothetical", which means given some presumptions. Not sure if TFA uses it in this way. See: https://f
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Bill Ackman – Lex Fridman Podcast (Transcript)(lexfridman.com)
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Tusculan Disputations (Cicero)(en.wikipedia.org)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
* What type of person uses this? I guess the intersection of people interested in composing and people able to typeset? I would have thought it wasn't that popular, but it has the polish of a popular tool. What am I missing? --I think
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British EV maker, once valued at $13B, has gone into bankruptcy(fortune.com)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
The recording[1] he made with Leon Fleisher of Ravel's left-handed piano concerto is one of my favorites. Reading about their falling out at Tanglewood in the 90s, Ozawa appears to have been a decisive chief executive too[2]. [1] http
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Constitutional AI, Law and Freedom(deepsub.substack.com)
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by dsubburam 3y ago
Here's Matt Levine's (the Bloomberg columnist) take[1]. Says wouldn't have been an issue if the companies were doing it in-house. But because of SV culture it's the startups doing the innovation that the big boys then ne
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by dsubburam 3y ago
Thanks, this is useful. d. can generalize (as you do say) into offering my expertise at something they're interested in (like, getting a Linux laptop); an expertise exchange as it were.

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