Infinite Loops

Brian Roemmele - The Wisdom Keeper (EP.168)

Jun 29, 2023

02:11:27

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Brian Roemmele

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The Liberating and Democratizing Power of Language Models

01:29

AI and the Primal Wund

01:20

The Chemistry and Impact of Abandonment in Our Lives

01:21

The Power and Potential of AI

01:20

Introduction

2min

The Evolution of Large Language Models

5min

The Importance of Language Models in Humanity

2min

The Cognitive Functions of the Human Brain

5min

AI and the Promepian Fire

2min

The Problem With the Cloud

5min

The Importance of Context in Psychology

2min

The Bifurcations of Wisdom

5min

The Future of AI

5min

10.

The Importance of Intelligence Amplification

3min

11.

AI and Elder Care

2min

12.

The Fear of AI

3min

13.

The Transition Period

5min

14.

How to Deal With Dementia

2min

15.

How to Deal With Artificial Strawberry

3min

16.

How to Create a Wisdom Keeper

4min

17.

The Importance of Holographic Crystal Memory

2min

18.

The Monomyth of Life

5min

19.

The Beauty of Human Memory

1min

20.

The Importance of First Order Programming in Human Development

6min

21.

How to Monetize Chat GPT

4min

22.

The Mars Prompt: How AI Creates a Persona and Motif

4min

23.

The Importance of Wisdom Keeping

2min

24.

The Importance of Sharing Wisdom

3min

25.

The Neuropeptide Effect on Timers

2min

26.

The Power of Confidence

5min

27.

The Importance of Local Models in AI

3min

28.

The Rise of Open Source Software

5min

29.

The Importance of Large Language Models

6min

30.

How to Have a Conversation With Your Own Local Documents

2min

31.

The Power of Cognitive Diversity

2min

32.

The Importance of First Person Wisdom

3min

33.

The Pyramids of Knowledge

2min

34.

AI and the History of Humanity

5min

35.

How to Create an Island of Contemplation

2min

36.

The Psychology of Invention

2min

37.

The Heartbreaking Journey of a Researcher

5min

38.

The Future of Media Formats

3min

39.

How to Give a Thousand Voice Recorders Away

3min

The scientist, researcher, analyst, connector, thinker, and doer Brian Roemmele joins us for his second Infinite Loops appearance to discuss the decline of wisdom and how we can save it, why LLMs are the modern version of Plato’s cave, we need locally run AI models and MUCH more! Important Links:

Show Notes:

Why LLMs are the modern version of Plato’s cave
AI as Promethean fire
Why we need locally run AI models
AI use cases & the Nedd Ludd story
The decline of wisdom
Creating a wisdom keeper
Loneliness & abandonment
“How To Have A Conversation With Your Local Documents”
History is written by the victors; using wisdom to define our future
The tragedy of lost knowledge
You are loved and you are not alone
MUCH more!

Books Mentioned:

Cycles: The Science of Prediction; by Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin
The Iliad; by Homer
The Odyssey; by Homer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Bible
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size; by Tor Norretranders
The Hero with a Thousand Faces; by Joseph Campbell

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