Project Lawful is really long. If anyone wants to go back to one of Keltham's lectures, here's a list with links to all the lectures. In principle, one could also read these without having read the rest of project lawful, I am not sure how easy it would be to follow though. I included short excerpts, so that you can also find the sections in the e-book.
Happy reading/listening:
Lecture on "absolute basics of lawfulness":
Podcast Episode 9, minute 26
Keltham takes their scrambling-time as a pause in which to think. It's been a long time, at least by the standards of his total life lived so far, since the very basics were explained to him.
Lecture on heredity (evolution) and simulation games:
Podcast Episode 15, minute 1
To make sure everybody starts out on the same page, Keltham will quickly summarize [...]
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Outline:
(00:33) Lecture on absolute basics of lawfulness:
(00:53) Lecture on heredity (evolution) and simulation games:
(01:13) Lecture on negotiation:
(01:29) Probability 1:
(01:46) Probability 2:
(01:55) Utility:
(02:11) Probable Utility:
(02:22) Cooperation 1:
(02:35) Cooperation 2:
(02:55) Lecture on Governance:
(03:12) To hell with science:
(03:26) To earth with science:
(03:43) Chemistry lecture:
(03:53) Lecture on how to relate to beliefs (Belief in Belief etc.):
(04:12) The alien maths of dath ilan:
(04:28) What the truth can destroy:
(04:46) Lecture on wants:
(05:03) Acknowledgement
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First published:
April 1st, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pqFFy6CmSgjNzDaHt/keltham-s-lectures-in-project-lawful
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