What Information Wants with Rhys Lindmark | GreenPill #58

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Nov 1, 2022

Rhys Lindmark, author of 'What Information Wants,' joins Kevin on Green Pill podcast to discuss the fascinating ways in which information replicates, avoiding a 'race to the bottom' scenario, the externalities of memes, the natural selection of memes, and the dangers and opportunities of artificial intelligence.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Information and Its Desire to Replicate

04:00 • 26min

The Puzzle of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and the Role of Information

30:28 • 4min

The Shadow of the Future and Long-Term Consequences

34:05 • 20min

Exploring the Dangers and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence

53:48 • 2min

Exploring Holistic Ethics and the Optimization of Information

56:09 • 3min

The Desire of Replicators: Energy and Efficiency

58:57 • 5min

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What Information Wants with Rhys Lindmark | GreenPill #58

On this episode of Green Pill, Kevin is joined by Rhys Lindmark, author of, “What Information Wants.”

The two dive into what, in fact, information actually wants, the fascinating ways in which information replicates, how we avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ type scenario when it comes to information, and so much more.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:17 What Does Information Want 7:30 Entropy 9:15 Replicator Themes 11:24 Keystone Species 13:40 Love 15:42 Speedrunning Genes 19:40 Externalities of Memes 23:15 Avoiding the Race to the Bottom 27:25 What Does Information Want 32:40 Information Replication 35:18 Evolutionary Systems 37:19 What Else Does Information Want 41:05 Stuck in Our Priors 43:03 Natural Selection of Memes 45:08 Who Controls the Meme 50:34 Kind of Replicators 51:27 Computer Replicators 54:43 A.I. Heuristics 56:50 Information Optimization 1:01:09 What Does Information Want 1:02:10 Closing & Resources

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https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark https://rhyslindmark.substack.com/ https://www.roote.co/ https://www.rhyslindmark.com/marriage-counseling-with-capitalism/

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