Clerestory (Bryan Kam)

Why We Write and Language Models with Maggie Appleton

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Apr 5, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Pain of Not Writing
01:34 • 3min
3
The Race to Name Ideas
04:52 • 2min
4
The Long Timeline of Language
06:56 • 2min
5
The Preservation of Time in Machine Learning
08:32 • 4min
6
The Importance of Conversation in Philosophy
12:27 • 2min
7
The Importance of Writing
14:32 • 4min
8
The Power of Reading More Than Writing
18:22 • 2min
9
The Importance of Reading Language Models
20:34 • 2min
10
The Limits of a Language Model
22:07 • 3min
11
The Different Types of Chat GPTs
24:45 • 2min
12
The Power of Writing and Communication
26:48 • 2min
13
How to Be an Effective Altruist
28:19 • 4min
14
The Dangers of Writing a Novel
32:11 • 2min
15
The Dangers of Bias Training
34:31 • 2min
16
The Impossible Exactness of Language
36:37 • 3min
17
The Future of Abstract Nouns
39:50 • 3min
18
The Dishonesty of Machine Learning
42:35 • 3min
19
The Importance of Perception and Action in Language
46:01 • 2min
20
The Four E's of Thinking
48:17 • 2min
21
The Evolution of AI
50:27 • 2min
22
The Extended Mind and the Embodied Mind
52:26 • 2min
23
The Correspondence Theory of Truth
54:29 • 5min
24
The Pushback to Language Models
59:01 • 2min
25
The Importance of Language Models
01:01:09 • 2min
26
The Importance of Language Models in Automated Systems
01:02:41 • 3min
27
How to Write an Article That Observes Reality
01:05:12 • 3min
28
The Line Chain of Observation and Action
01:07:43 • 2min
29
The Implications of Language Models
01:09:50 • 3min
30
The Dichotomy of Shape Rotators and Word Selves
01:12:34 • 2min
31
The Future of Language Models
01:14:22 • 2min
32
How to Use AI to Improve Communication
01:16:04 • 2min