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← Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under Psychodynamic therapy Psychodynamic therapy Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate Belief in free will has become dangerous,since believers will be the easiest peopleto manipulate Last stated 8 years ago 14 Sept 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it A vastly superhuman intelligencewould still not be able to talkpeople out of their beliefs, becausehumans are barely persuadable. Last stated a year ago 21 Aug 2025 DY Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are DY Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying free will hasn't made society better, it has just given people a more forgiving vocabulary to excuse wrongdoing. — tap to centre the map on it Denying free will hasn't madesociety better, it has just givenpeople a more forgiving vocabularyto excuse wrongdoing. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe themselvesincapable of harm are more dangerousthan those who recognize and feartheir own capacity for it. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free will makes evil possible, but it is also the only thing that makes worthwhile love, goodness or joy possible — tap to centre the map on it Free will makes evil possible, butit is also the only thing that makesworthwhile love, goodness or joypossible CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free will does not require violating the laws of physics, yet the subjective experience of it is real and meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it Free will does not require violatingthe laws of physics, yet thesubjective experience of it is realand meaningful. Last stated 3 years ago 19 Aug 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving AI agents the ability to take actions that affect other people is risky and should be approached with caution. — tap to centre the map on it Giving AI agents the ability to takeactions that affect other people isrisky and should be approached withcaution. Last stated 10 months ago 3 Dec 2025 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first. — tap to centre the map on it Belief and behavior run in bothdirections, so the more reliable wayto change what someone believesabout themselves is to act first. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost everything anyone believesrests on trusting other people, andthere is no alternative to that. Last stated 5 years ago 23 Nov 2021 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2021-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right — tap to centre the map on it A glorious transhumanist futureawaits us if we get AI right Last stated yesterday 2 Oct 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lacka huge amount of knowledge and relyon continual learning instead, socontinual learning is whatsuperintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago 2 Oct 2013 JS Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it A person strives for value andmeaning, not for pleasure VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beneath the shifting multiplicity of selves lies a constant, often called the soul, that can be uncovered only at great cost to the ego. — tap to centre the map on it Beneath the shifting multiplicity ofselves lies a constant, often calledthe soul, that can be uncovered onlyat great cost to the ego. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago 7 May 2024 BS Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding topredict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces abehavior pulls it toward whateverimproves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate Last stated 14 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →