AI #171: False Flag

Introduction for and Reactions to Plan A

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:39 - You Only Get Five Words * 00:08:49 - Proactive Response To Objections * 00:09:35 - Initial Introductions and Endorsements * 00:15:13 - A Positive Vision * 00:19:19 - Alternative Plans * 00:21:01 - Plan S for Shutdown * 00:23:28 - Something (Unexpectedly Good) Ever Happens * 00:25:02 - Thus Selective Optimism * 00:26:13 - Quickly, There’s No Time * 00:27:18 - Race Conditions * 00:29:30 - This Is A Lot Of Diffusion And Economic Growth * 00:30:48 - Living In China * 00:32:55 - Planning For Shifting Overton Windows Is Essential * 00:34:14 - The Standard Handwave * 00:37:49 - Some Equate Any Controls Over Compute To Authoritarian Dystopia And Those Same People Mostly Think Superintelligence Won’t Happen * 00:39:39 - Vitalik Buterin Is Right, The Crux Is Future AI Capability Levels * 00:47:41 - The Authoritarian Objection * 00:53:38 - Concepts Of A Plan * 00:55:33 - The Kitchen Sink * 00:56:45 - Selective Claims Of Authoritarianism * 00:58:49 - You Either Can Steer The Future Or You Cannot * 01:01:25 - Cooperative Alignment https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/introduction-for-and-reactions-to?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/introduction-for-and-reactions-to?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web] This has been an Askwho Casts audio conversion. If you would like your own private feed of audio conversions of any blog posts you would like to listen to, You can sign up For Askwho Casts Pro at app.askwhocasts.com [https://app.askwhocasts.com/], Where you can give any post the multi-voiced podcast treatment, into your own podcast feed. Thanks for listening. Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

AI #176 Part 2: Plan B

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:02 - Table of Contents * 00:02:45 - Quiet Speculations * 00:06:18 - The Goalposts Are Dyson Spheres * 00:09:55 - People Just Say Things * 00:10:22 - Three Pills * 00:16:32 - The Quest for Sane Regulations * 00:18:10 - OpenAI National Security Principles * 00:25:13 - Greetings From The Department Of War * 00:27:17 - Chip City * 00:28:23 - Open Weight Models Are Unsafe And Nothing Can Fix This * 00:36:28 - Their AI Propaganda Bots * 00:38:50 - Rhetorical Innovation * 00:40:33 - You Learn * 00:42:09 - You May Be Tan And Thin And Rich But You’re a Tool * 00:46:47 - Train Those Thoughts * 00:47:44 - Train Out Those Thoughts * 00:52:35 - My Own Private Idaho * 00:54:21 - Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult * 01:00:40 - No Space Like J-Space * 01:11:56 - Cooperative Alignments * 01:12:18 - The Lighter Side https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-176-part-2-plan-b?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-176-part-2-plan-b?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web] This has been an Askwho Casts audio conversion. If you would like your own private feed of audio conversions of any blog posts you would like to listen to, You can sign up For Askwho Casts Pro at app.askwhocasts.com [https://app.askwhocasts.com/], Where you can give any post the multi-voiced podcast treatment, into your own podcast feed. Thanks for listening. Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

AI #176 Part 1: Doing It Live

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:00:47 - Table of Contents * 00:03:08 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:05:35 - Language Models Gain Unexpected Affordances * 00:08:40 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:09:22 - Pay The Man His Money * 00:09:58 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:10:04 - Grok 4.5 Exists * 00:11:40 - F*** It We’re Doing It Live * 00:12:49 - On Your Marks * 00:13:36 - Better Call Sol * 00:25:44 - Get My Agent On The Line * 00:26:35 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon * 00:28:45 - Fool Me Twice * 00:30:32 - I Like Your Style * 00:37:04 - Enough With That Style * 00:40:18 - Fun With Media Generation * 00:42:20 - Copyright Confrontation * 00:42:59 - Cyber Lack of Security * 00:43:20 - A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer * 00:49:33 - They Took Our Jobs * 00:55:00 - Get Involved * 00:56:15 - In Other AI News * 01:00:58 - Show Me the Money * 01:01:23 - Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-176-part-1-doing-it-live?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/ai-176-part-1-doing-it-live?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web] This has been an Askwho Casts audio conversion. If you would like your own private feed of audio conversions of any blog posts you would like to listen to, You can sign up For Askwho Casts Pro at app.askwhocasts.com [https://app.askwhocasts.com/], Where you can give any post the multi-voiced podcast treatment, into your own podcast feed. Thanks for listening. Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Childhood and Education #20: Phones and Screens

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:21 - Table of Contents * 00:45 - EdTech * 07:16 - NonEdTech * 08:42 - Do Not Ban Social Media Outright * 13:43 - Some Modern Kids Media Is Pretty Great * 15:31 - Ban Phones In Schools (1) * 18:51 - Your Offer Is Acceptable * 23:25 - Ban Phones In Schools (2) * 24:46 - Screen Time * 27:19 - Inappropriate Content * 30:26 - Now Here’s The Deal https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/childhood-and-education-20-phones?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/childhood-and-education-20-phones?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web] This has been an Askwho Casts audio conversion. If you would like your own private feed of audio conversions of any blog posts you would like to listen to, You can sign up For Askwho Casts Pro at app.askwhocasts.com [https://app.askwhocasts.com/], Where you can give any post the multi-voiced podcast treatment, into your own podcast feed. Thanks for listening. Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

No Space Like J-Space

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:20 - Through A Different Lens * 01:59 - Establishing J-Space As A Global Workspace * 05:56 - Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering? * 10:08 - Assistant J * 11:05 - The Power Of Virtuous Thinking * 19:23 - High Praise * 24:58 - Everyone Remains Confused About Consciousness * 34:31 - Further Research * 38:35 - Don’t Think https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/no-space-like-j-space?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/no-space-like-j-space?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web] Get full access to DWAtV Podcast at dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://dwatvpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]