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Sam Hammond

Nov 8, 2023

Guest Sam Hammond, an expert in Hegel, discusses topics such as libertarian dialectic, AI's impact on society, understanding consciousness, AI innovation, intellectual breadth, and the future of AI and society.

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Understanding Hegel's influence on intellectual breadth and libertarian dialectic is crucial for philosophical exploration.

The potential impact of AI on culture, consciousness, and market dynamics raises important ethical and societal concerns.

AI's evolution towards consciousness and reasoning capabilities poses significant challenges and opportunities for technological innovation and societal adaptation.

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Sam Hammond's Influences: The Impact of Joseph Heath and Rebel Sell

Sam Hammond discusses the influence of philosopher Joseph Heath, particularly citing 'Rebel Sell' as a seminal work. Heath's analysis on counterculture and its impact on mainstream society highlights the perpetuation of consumerism through rebellion, shedding light on the dynamics of cultural change and societal norms.

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Intro

3min

2.

Culture, Technology, and Hegelian Influences in Shaping Our Future

18min

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Philosophical Considerations and Challenges in AI Development

24min

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Future Paths of AI and Leviathan

11min

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The Impact of AI on the Great Founder Theory

6min

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Modernizing Unemployment Insurance and Labor Market Policies

2min

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Interdisciplinary Knowledge in Policymaking and Philosophy of Economics

7min

Sam and I talk about Hegel, LLM consciousness, and intellectual breadth.

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Timestamps

(0:00:00) Intro

(0:00:38) Joseph Heath

(0:02:52) Iain Banks and defunctionalized culture

(0:05:46) Memetic cultures

(0:06:39) Misinterpreting Hegel

(0:08:05) Sam's Hegelian influence

(0:09:41) Libertarian dialectic

(0:13:39) Should EA become explicitly religious?

(0:20:53) Hegel and AI

(0:25:07) Wittgenstein and AI

(0:32:48) Can transformers generalize beyond their training set?

(0:35:16) Can we understand consciousness?

(0:40:20) Trading on AI innovation

(0:44:26) AI and leviathan

(0:51:30) Attracting talent to the public sector

(0:55:10) AI and the great founder theory

(0:58:58) AI lock-in effects

(1:00:54) Technological unemployment

(1:02:47) Intellectual breadth

(1:08:55) Sam Hammond production function

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Links

- Sam's Twitter

- Sam's Substack

- ⁠Joseph Heath, The Rebel Sell

- Joseph Heath on Iain Banks

- Sam on Ronald Coase

- Sam on AI and leviathan

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