Emmett Shear – SF, Power, AI Alignment, Meditation, Softmax

"And, it's like not plugged into the TV."

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I interview Emmett Shear.

00:00:00 – The learning systems view of social media
00:15:00 – Heuristics for robust Twitter usage (block big accounts)
00:22:13 – San Francisco as a gold rush city
00:32:34 – Power, SF’s shadow
00:37:21 – Power as it relates to AI safety
00:39:37 – On learning systems
00:47:50 – Contemplative practice & Softmax
00:54:27 – How to meditate? How to help with Softmax?

Watch on YouTube or Substack; listen on Spotify.

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