Singularity Economics - LW/ACX Meetup #250 (Wednesday, August 16th 2023)

post by koreindian · 2023-08-16T17:14:34.780Z · ? · GW · 0 comments

Note:
1) We'll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan's place indoors.
2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in
:alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM.
3) Bring a swimsuit!

Reading:

Takeoff Economics

Reading time: 2.5 hours

1. Dan Hendrycks - "Natural Selection Favors AIs over Humans": https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.16200. (Just read sections 1-3, but feel free to read the last section as well)
2. David Roodman - "Modeling the Human Trajectory": https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/modeling-the-human-trajectory/
3. Yudkowsky - "Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics": https://intelligence.org/files/IEM.pdf  (Just read sections 1 & 2)

Location: 11841 Wagner St., Culver City

Rules:
1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM.
2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house.  Street parking is free and doesn't require any permits.

Schedule:
6:30PM - 7:00PM - Gathering/Chatting
7:00PM - 7:20PM - Surprise of the Week
7:20PM - 7:30PM - Announcements
7:30PM - 9:00PM - Topic Discussion
9:00PM - 11:30PM - Hanging Out

Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN

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