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Colin Brown's avatar

Really, really, really good conversation. Hadn't heard of Gwern before but just looked at the website and I love it! Will dive deep

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Isha Yiras Hashem's avatar

This was amazing. Thank you for doing it.

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Performative Bafflement's avatar

Legendary, love that Dwarkesh had the inclination and follow through to interview Gwern. Great questions, too.

Gwern is who I wish I could be when I grow up (sadly, I'm already quite grown up).

But as a role model? An aspirational example? An inspiration to write yourself (especially if you want your mind reflected at all in future silicon minds)? All of those, a thousand times over.

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ASK Sathvik's avatar

This literally changed my life! I completely pivoted my whole life to solving the existential risk from AI due to this podcast.

I will get into mech interp and solve it once for all.

My notes: https://asksathvik.notion.site/Gwern-Branwen-How-an-Anonymous-Researcher-Predicted-AI-s-Trajectory-1ac562a038b280a5bd69ec1170910de7?pvs=4

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Kenneth E. Harrell's avatar

Loved the talk hated the modality it just looks creepy guys.

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Uriel V Blackwood's avatar

I’m making an LLM that combines the complete works of Gwern and the videos/works of whatifaltist to see what kind of Eldrtich Druid I can make

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Nikolay's avatar

This was the first uncanny valley example of using modern technology in a podcast.

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Jatin singh's avatar

We Redesign a thumbnail as per your requirement so kindly check your Instagram we had Dm there by name "Creative visuals"

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Etienne de Bruin's avatar

Incredible conversation. Inspired!

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Cj TruHeart's avatar

I listened to the whole thing not knowing who Gwern was and WOW what a mentally stimulating conversation…I loved it! And cool avatar animation!

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Helen Stucky-Weaver's avatar

This was a random jewel that I happened upon. Without reading the comment that Gwern was using an avatar, my mind was had really been wondering if he was a real person or a humanoid Ai. Especially since he said he was interested in transhumanism, my mind though he might be an AI. He is so brilliant, eloquent.

As an retired school nurse, I think that his speech is excellent in pitch & variability.

If he is using an avatar, then lol, it explains how buff he looks 🤣

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Ben Reinhardt's avatar

Please make a recurring option on the donation link!

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Rajesh Achanta's avatar

Awesome interview. The 'avatar' was quite distracting though - wonder if there was a different way to do this without the avatar. Doomberg has something similar - a green chicken - that's even more distracting.

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