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Building AIs that do human-like philosophy
jeudi 29 janvier 2026 • Duration 33:33
AIs will face philosophical questions humans can't answer for them. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2026/01/29/building-ais-that-do-human-like-philosophy/
How human-like do safe AI motivations need to be?
mercredi 12 novembre 2025 • Duration 01:23:32
AIs with alien motivations can still follow instructions safely on the inputs that matter. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/11/12/how-human-like-do-safe-ai-motivations-need-to-be/
What is it to solve the alignment problem?
jeudi 13 février 2025 • Duration 40:13
Also: to avoid it? Handle it? Solve it forever? Solve it completely?
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.substack.com/p/what-is-it-to-solve-the-alignment
How do we solve the alignment problem?
jeudi 13 février 2025 • Duration 08:43
Introduction to a series of essays about paths to safe and useful superintelligence.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.substack.com/p/how-do-we-solve-the-alignment-problem
Fake thinking and real thinking
mardi 28 janvier 2025 • Duration 01:18:47
When the line pulls at your hand.
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/01/28/fake-thinking-and-real-thinking/.
Takes on "Alignment Faking in Large Language Models"
mercredi 18 décembre 2024 • Duration 01:27:54
What can we learn from recent empirical demonstrations of scheming in frontier models? Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/12/18/takes-on-alignment-faking-in-large-language-models/
(Part 2, AI takeover) Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel
lundi 30 septembre 2024 • Duration 02:07:33
Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. This part focuses on the basic story about AI takeover. Transcript available on my website here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/09/30/part-2-ai-takeover-extended-audio-transcript-from-my-conversation-with-dwarkesh-patel
(Part 1, Otherness) Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel
lundi 30 septembre 2024 • Duration 03:58:38
Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. This part focuses on my series "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." Transcript available on my website here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/09/30/part-1-otherness-extended-audio-transcript-from-my-conversation-with-dwarkesh-patel/
Introduction and summary for "Otherness and control in the age of AGI"
vendredi 21 juin 2024 • Duration 12:23
This is the introduction and summary for my series "Otherness and control in the age of AGI."
Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
Second half of full audio for "Otherness and control in the age of AGI"
mardi 18 juin 2024 • Duration 04:11:02
Second half of the full audio for my series on how agents with different values should relate to one another, and on the ethics of seeking and sharing power.
First half here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/15266490-first-half-of-full-audio-for-otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi
PDF of the full series here: https://jc.gatspress.com/pdf/otherness_full.pdf
Summary of the series here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi








