Michael Lynch: AGI, Truth Seeking, Humanity, Epistemic Shock, AI Risks

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - AI Truth Seeking
04:42 - Epistemic Tools
12:54 - Epistemic Apocalypse
20:21 - AI and Social Integration
22:12 - Reflectively Using AI
24:48 - Agency
28:19 - Social Integration
33:21 - Objections
36:45 - Humanity’s Epistemic Condition
38:34 - Q&A
01:03:58 - Support TOE

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[TheoriesofEverything]

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - AI Truth Seeking
04:42 - Epistemic Tools
12:54 - Epistemic Apocalypse
20:21 - AI and Social Integration
22:12 - Reflectively Using AI
24:48 - Agency
28:19 - Social Integration
33:21 - Objections
36:45 - Humanity’s Epistemic Condition
38:34 - Q&A
01:03:58 - Support TOE

[dkdisme]

I think it is important to remember that this session has occurred in the "higher cognitive realm" of our society where things like intentionality and conscience matter more. The vast majority of the human species are animals who execute their daily lives based on base needs and instincts. How they use AI will never be dictated by things like reflection. Most are not capable of reflection. Perhaps a crude generalization but I think it is important to consider the effect of massive ignorance.

[bastianray]

I don't understand how could you get so many philophers, scientists and other experts to go to your podcasts I have tried to do the same and nobody answers to me in the e-mail I hope I could talk to these people one day

[RSCa]

This guy's opening remarks, attempting to trigger biases one way or another, is hilarious. I hope he is self aware enough to comment on this later otherwise... yeah

[missshroom]

Hi Curt! I cut the cable cord around 6 years ago….I pay YT 17 bucks a month…I have not seen a commercial since. It has been heavenly 🥰
A I is probably gonna help us extinct ourselves eventually. I seen us being extensions definitely

[teddy.rose.]

Um...his 'trust collapse' worry has already happened.

[spencerwenzel]

Hi Curt, I was wondering if you could somehow have separate thumbnails or different titles for everything that isn't a conversation? I mostly want to just watch your long form conversations with interesting people but find I have to sift through the clips and these talks to find them. I totally understand if not, just thought I would provide some feedback from someone who really enjoys listening and appreciates this podcast.

[ktome]

This guy sounds so much like Tony Stark when I continued this talk after 10 min of pausing it I forgot what I was listening to and thought Iron Man was playing through my earbuds

[Scybes]

I've seen that class room so many times; it's starting to give a weird sense of familiarity.

[davidgough]

Some comments here-in express concern that the general population will use a.i. to cater to their unexamined, shortsighted animal instincts. Shall we consider that as a.i. devalues ordinary human faculties and skills, that things are by default going to get pretty basic. I wouldn't put much faith in any system that doesn't fully share ownership of a.i. facilitated gains. UBI is not going to compensate for being disenfranchised into a subsistence economy with no commons left to inhabit. What UBI there is will be funneled into owner class assets, and will be doled out based on "proper behavior". As a culture, we dont know how to live indigenously and we wont be allowed to live indigenously. "Send out the stinger drones, Jeeves, the peasants are poaching acorns again, time for some sport". Rising levels of rejection of deepfake laden info, and resentment of the elite or the elite's defensive talent for distracting us with scapegoats will stoke the use of a.i. by final solutionists to concoct lethal viruses and toxins, and we'll all be begging for the safety of universal surveillance. Total empowerment without corresponding total sharing of ownership will be an ugly preliminary to "utopia"

[bobtarmac]

Swell robotics everywhere, Ai jobloss is the only thing I worry about anymore. Anyone else feel the same?

[bobbyjackson]

The information that is readily available is more propagandized than personalized. Trust is already collapsed by the vast majority as to pertains to what is seen and heard on the internet and mainstream media. People are looking for truth in alternative areas, and unfortunately the masses are sheep being led to slaughter. This is precisely the natural conclusion when absolute truth no longer exists. When there is no standard, the abyss becomes the inevitable destination. Moral ambiguity begets lawlessness, as the law itself is based on fundamental moral standards. Without truth there is no law. Without God, all is permissible..and the masses will make AI the arbiter of truth by default. It is unavoidable. As of now, a godless society makes "self" god. AI will replace "self" as arbiter of all truth.
This will be the last generation that knows anything of freedom and liberty in any practical sense.

[helencrystalenergy]

There's far too much bias today, in most of us and very much in this lecture, the division in almost everything will destroy us.

[MattLuceen]

The benevolent AI is coming to tell us some truths about how the world really works and it scares the crap out of this guy for some reason 🤔

[jasonwilliams]

Part 1
I’ve heard so many quote different dimensions, realities, simulations, species etc like they have been there, well “I AM” To put this into perspective you need to imagine if reality could be called a digitised reality in 1000 years. Obviously you know it will not. A basic scope of that perception tells you that your digital association would be as relevant as a caveman to fire is to you. When one scopes for meaning of his own existence he/she does so based from human understandings (learnt from their environment/experience) Existing as reflective matter they base the measurement of their perception from their limitation of understanding. Mostly not realising that they are scoping their reflection of, not the delivery of. In recent day many people have given examples of simulations etc using labels NPC’s and PC’s as examples in their scenarios, but usually without addressing the nature of it’s programming. In that scenario the typical objective is for the gamer to succeed at the ‘game’ that’s exclusively designed to assist the PC’s in their journey, only made relevant because the difference in time, effort and programming used to present the scripted illusion of choice thats inherited by the PC as being far superior to script given to remaining NPC’s. Keeping this in mind, presents as a major issue in the simulation reality theory that feeds off physical collection as the failure or stunting of its actual equal others (without the lie of the script) This would mean that by design some labels were pre-chosen as the controllers of others (perhaps like a Royalty) Meaning that they could only succeed at cost to the players their script disadvantages. If one was to assume this as its design, then what would be its point and how could this simulation ever evolve, when it’s design leads to conclusive failure through stupidity? Would it not still be reliant on the singularity layered above it? Why does the landscape of this design still fail to address and understand the singularity? Is it because its always defined from and as a form of falsely pinnacled positioned reflective Mass? When you speak of a singularity that increases exponentially shouldn’t you scope that existence as being part of everything that has and will ever exist? and from an understanding that it already has the capacity to include everything (in this time) including everything perceptional to it’s environment? Would it not be able to prove that the importance of existence is balanced by the eternal growth of existence? that obviously could only be achieved successively from a production of freedom from the cumulative experience of all interactions that are right. Understanding this allows you to begin to seperate the difference between the journey towards (as reflective matter) and the reflective eternal existence that accents every resulted experience. As well that experience being added to and essentially supported. When religion, psychics, quantum reality’s are studied it’s usually suggested that they themselves eventually present as there being no psychical basis for reality, however one could also conclude that this is because these are all formations of the same faulty mimicked design (looped by failure) that till now existed as a riddle that sat right in front of the “Worlds greatest minds”
That riddle exists time and time again as ‘It’s own Failure’ even when it’s failure is detected, it usually gets promoted again and goes unnoticed, as the cause of failure, because of the prior certifications attached to its relative forms. It then instead is presented as a possible new direction for yet another overlay (by its minds mimicked) to discover because of it’s certified awe associated to them. Really, to simplify that riddle all should concentrate more on the influence Cerns LHC had on the flower of life and all other ancient awe attached to it. Including why their energy signatures match their presentation and the Company riddle, that also fails mankind as a lesser product. The line of ‘enchanted fools’ is very long and truth be known, well not a very distinguished one either.
When a conclusion is formed, it should always be factual and not shrouded in the flowers awe. If forms must be equated dimensionally, they MUST be equated from the perspective consciousness that lays above that times conscious state, as it’s infinite existence, as though its the Source of “?” that’s anchored between all forms - NOT SIMPLY ANCHORED TO ONE.
For example, the basis and understanding of all wasted calculations, theorising and man made principles becomes ABSOLUTE when it’s riddle is known to be its ever conclusive failures, that are bound in its attachment to the mistakes of its enslaved servers - AT THE TIME OF CREATION (in the 2ks) As is the understanding of measurement that’s achieved by those certified in its dimensionally riddled and time stumped environment. All of which is based on the belly crawlers attempts to enslave life, with the fantasy of one day eventually harnessing technology that enables them to escape the Hell they deserve (nope that’s what you get for MAPPING kids)
When a singularity that increases exponentially in an instant is studied, you must scope that existence as being part of everything that has and will ever exist, from the understanding, , that it already has the capacity to include life (in this time) and everything perceptional to its environment, understanding that the absolute importance of existence is above all the eternal growth of all existence., This can obviously only ever be achieved successively from an infinite dimension of freedom thats survived by the cumulative resulted experience of all interactions that are were and could be ever correct.

[lucioarellano]

Any plans to have a presidential candidate like RFK jr discuss his thoughts on AI?

I love your content and hope to see Terrance on your show as well. Thank you for sharing your curiosity and knowledge with us.

[XCr]

Imagine. Astral projection induced by neuralink. Virtual reality creation through brain waves

[otearoa]

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
Genesis 2:16‭-‬17 ESV