Harm Over Failure

24/07/2025 55 min Episodio 19
Harm Over Failure

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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.