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← The universe is transformation, and life is opinion

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Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The universe is transformation, and life is opinion The universe is transformation, and lifeis opinion MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it The story we tell about a life isnot the life itself; life existsonly in the present moment. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is our right, and maybe our moral duty, to reshape the universe to our preferences — tap to centre the map on it It is our right, and maybe our moralduty, to reshape the universe to ourpreferences Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Sept 2026 NF Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives. — tap to centre the map on it Humans have been living in thepresence of a superintelligencetheir entire lives. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are disturbed not by events but by their opinions about them — tap to centre the map on it People are disturbed not by eventsbut by their opinions about them EP Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is the process by which information structures matter over time and space, and any individual organism is only one instance of a lineage. — tap to centre the map on it Life is the process by whichinformation structures matter overtime and space, and any individualorganism is only one instance of alineage. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jun 2024 SW Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is grandeur in a view of life in which endless beautiful forms evolved from a simple beginning — tap to centre the map on it There is grandeur in a view of lifein which endless beautiful formsevolved from a simple beginning Last stated 167 years ago 1 Oct 1859 CD Charles Darwin — holds since 1859-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is completely mutable; most everything that happens is because a person made it happen. — tap to centre the map on it The world is completely mutable;most everything that happens isbecause a person made it happen. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 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 culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizesself-esteem over self-knowledgeleaves people less equipped toresist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that only trusts what canbe put into words will treat unnamedinner experiences as unreal or as adisorder. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jun 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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
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At the centre The universe is transformation, and life is opinion Last stated c. 171–175 CE Holds Marcus Aurelius Read this korrent →