“Bending The Curve” by Zvi

The odds are against you and the situation is grim.

Your scrappy band are the only ones facing down a growing wave of powerful inhuman entities with alien minds and mysterious goals. The government is denying that anything could possibly be happening and actively working to shut down the few people trying things that might help. Your thoughts, no matter what you think could not harm you, inevitably choose the form of the destructor. You knew it was going to get bad, but this is so much worse.

You have an idea. You’ll cross the streams. Because there is a very small chance that you will survive. You’re in love with this plan. You’re excited to be a part of it.

Welcome to the always excellent Lighthaven venue for The Curve, Season 2, a conference I had the pleasure to attend this past weekend.

Where [...]

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Outline:

(02:53) Overall Impressions

(03:36) The Inside View

(08:16) Track Trouble

(15:42) Let's Talk

(15:45) Jagged Alliance

(18:39) More Teachers' Dirty Looks

(21:16) The View Inside The White House

(22:33) Assume The Future AIs Be Scheming

(23:29) Interlude

(23:53) Eyes On The Mission

(24:44) Putting The Code Into Practice

(25:25) Missing It

(25:54) Clark Talks About The Frontier

(27:04) Other Perspectives

(27:08) Deepfates

(32:13) Anton

(32:50) Jack Clark

(33:43) Roon

(34:43) Nathan Lambert

(37:49) The Food

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First published:
October 7th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/A9fxfCfEAoouJshhZ/bending-the-curve

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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