The Retort AI Podcast Tom's Story: to get through grad school, become a sperm whale
Jan 26, 2024
Tom, a sociology turned AI Ph.D. at Berkeley, shares his journey through grad school, discussing topics such as the current state of the field, striving for impact, educational background among physicists, understanding existentialism, childhood exposure to AI, reaching out in academia, origins of AI ethics, and the evolution of Less Wrong community.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Educational Background, Intellectual Hierarchy, and Conflicts among Theoretical Physicists
02:42 • 2min
Understanding Existentialism and Its Various Interpretations
05:03 • 2min
Academia, Thesis Topics, and Childhood Exposure to AI
06:49 • 17min
Reaching Out and Taking Action
23:57 • 18min
Origins of AI Ethics and Machine Ethics
41:43 • 4min
Introduction to Less Wrong and its Evolution
45:36 • 12min