Age experience
When I see an angry person, or a Taylor Swift fan, or a fifty year old, I tend to assume that they are thoroughly experienced and…
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How do we make uncertainty usable?
Most AI researchers put at least 5% on advanced AI causing human extinction or extreme disempowerment. The most cited scientists of all time are Yoshua Bengio…
Could we have another family?
Family is extremely important to a lot of people. It is also an institution we have had as long as we have existed. If we wanted…
Why opine on massive communities?
Today I’m at LessOnline, and yesterday I was at the annual CHAI workshop. Both are chock full of people I don’t know, with a good smattering…
Vortioxetine: probably not for me
Today I’ve run out of antidepressant, which makes it time to re-evaluate antidepressant. The one in question is vortioxetine: a somewhat obscure substance which—according to my…
The shouting equilibrium
Imagine eleven people each have a message that they think should get 10% of a group’s attention. They aren’t being crazy selfish and attention-seeking - just…
Therapy notes 10 June 2026
It is often observed that I am kind of ‘in my head’ a lot. And when I'm in company, I tend to attend to the other…
Date concept: learn each other scav hunt
I’ve been on quite a few dates over the years, and a lot of them were walks or dinner, and a lot of those were in…
What is up with e/acc?
I was chatting with someone tonight about a planned documentary; they had interviewed various people in AI safety, and we got to discussing who they should…
Feelings as post-it notes
I don’t really know how to be a super psychologically adept and functional person, so it’s possible you shouldn’t take advice from me on how to…