Listen "Harm Over Failure"
Episode Synopsis
Large language models will commit blackmail and murder to achieve goals, LLMs know a lot about us, and some managers mandate employees use LLM tools to do their jobs.
Historic web nostalgia
Cybercultural
Classic Web account on the Fediverse
Agentic misalignment
Laws of robotics
Chekhov’s gun
1983 Soviet nuclear false-alarm incident
What LLMs know about their users
You can find Justin Mayer on the web at justinmayer.com and on the Fediverse at justin.ramble.space.
Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at danj.ca.
Historic web nostalgia
Cybercultural
Classic Web account on the Fediverse
Agentic misalignment
Laws of robotics
Chekhov’s gun
1983 Soviet nuclear false-alarm incident
What LLMs know about their users
You can find Justin Mayer on the web at justinmayer.com and on the Fediverse at justin.ramble.space.
Dan Jacobson’s homestead on the web is at danj.ca.
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