Listen "153 – Values and Wireheading with Wes Fenza"
Episode Synopsis
We beef with Wes over how important values may or may not be, and why Wireheading is awesome and/or evil.
Wes is the head of The Mind Killer podcast!
7:23 – LW Posts discussion begins
53:39 – Main Topic begins
2:01:40 – Thank the Patron
We also discuss Not Everthing Is a Clue
and Aladdin
The quokka
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
Also merch!
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcast
LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
The Hidden Complexity of Wishes (audio version here, courtesy of ywecur!)
Lost Purposes
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Purpose and Pragmatism
The Affect Heuristic
Wes is the head of The Mind Killer podcast!
7:23 – LW Posts discussion begins
53:39 – Main Topic begins
2:01:40 – Thank the Patron
We also discuss Not Everthing Is a Clue
and Aladdin
The quokka
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
Also merch!
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcast
LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
The Hidden Complexity of Wishes (audio version here, courtesy of ywecur!)
Lost Purposes
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Purpose and Pragmatism
The Affect Heuristic
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