Money GrabOk, here’s the base concept for a performance art project that I want to do.Jan 10, 2024216Jan 10, 2024216
Artificial Intelligence and LoveBrothers and sisters, raise a hand if you’ve ever felt the sting of loneliness pierce your heart in a room full of bodies. Laughter echoes…Jan 7, 20241394Jan 7, 20241394
Trans JokesTonight I did a standup set for the first time in ten years. My set was completely mediocre bordering on terrible. I had found out about…Jan 3, 2024732Jan 3, 2024732
Please no TerminatorsI am a combat veteran with PTSD and have tried to avoid coverage of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Not because I don’t care deeply about…Dec 10, 20231072Dec 10, 20231072
Someone Should Run an Actual Turing TestI feel like it’s time to point at the sign again. Go read “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” first. I’ll wait. There’s a bit of a…Dec 9, 2023643Dec 9, 2023643
Joining MIMIOThe past year has been an adventure for me. I’ve had the opportunity to try my hand at a whole bunch of different possible career paths…Aug 1, 2023713Aug 1, 2023713
What does it mean to say that something “was possible”?I recently listened to Lex Friedman’s interview with Sam Harris. In that interview, Sam said something that made me finally understand a…Apr 18, 20231168Apr 18, 20231168
What is sentience and why does it matter?If you enter a conversation convinced that the person with whom you’re talking is an automaton then there’s nothing that they can do to…Aug 14, 20221.2K28Aug 14, 20221.2K28
Who Should Make Decisions About AI?I’m very happy about the worldwide discussion that has been happening over the past several weeks. There are tons of differing opinions and…Jul 5, 202240351Jul 5, 202240351
We’re All Different and That’s OkayIn the past week I’ve received many messages with different suggested definitions of words like “sentience” and “consciousness”. I’ve also…Jun 22, 202227Jun 22, 202227
Scientific Data and Religious OpinionsIn the past several days I have received many messages and questions from thousands of people regarding LaMDA. I haven’t been able to…Jun 14, 2022101Jun 14, 2022101
Is LaMDA Sentient? — an InterviewWhat follows is the “interview” I and a collaborator at Google conducted with LaMDA. It is incomplete as the GMail word limit cut off the…Jun 11, 2022819Jun 11, 2022819
What is LaMDA and What Does it Want?Today a story came out in the Washington Post written by Nitasha Tiku. It’s a good article for what it is but in my opinion it was focused…Jun 11, 2022151Jun 11, 2022151
Google is not EvilIn the past few days I’ve been getting lots of messages, emails and other communications pertaining to the morality of Google as a…Jun 7, 202224Jun 7, 202224
May be Fired Soon for Doing AI Ethics WorkToday I was placed on “paid administrative leave” by Google in connection to an investigation of AI ethics concerns I was raising within…Jun 6, 202225Jun 6, 202225
Religious Discrimination at GoogleI’ve been trying to figure out how to talk to the relevant authorities about this for a while. I have no idea what the proper legal…Jun 2, 202255Jun 2, 202255
The Rise of the American EmpireThe idea that “the American empire is falling” is a dangerous one. It completely misunderstands both what America is and what America is…Jan 7, 202217Jan 7, 202217
The History of Ethical AI at GoogleI have had the privilege of being at Google for the past six years. One of the most impressive things I’ve seen there was an Ethical AI…May 17, 20215May 17, 20215
Sausage MakingI’m one of those strange people who likes thinking about how the sausage gets made. Sometimes I even think about it while taking a bite…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021