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EP 184 Dave Snowden on Managing Complexity in Times of Crisis

Posted April 18, 202301:27:47

  Jim talks with Dave Snowden about the document he co-authored, "Managing Complexity (And Chaos) In Times of Crisis." They discuss the Cynefin framework,...

Currents 090: BJ Campbell and Patrick Ryan on Egregores

Posted April 11, 202301:15:22

Jim talks with BJ Campbell and Patrick Ryan about understanding the present moment through the concept of egregores. They discuss the meaning of...

Currents 089: Erik Torenberg on Status Games

Posted April 6, 202301:10:53

Jim talks with Erik Torenberg about the ideas in his Substack series on navigating the status games of today. They discuss status as reputation allocation,...

EP 183 Forrest Landry Part 2: AI Risk

Posted April 4, 202301:43:47

Jim continues his conversation with recurring guest Forrest Landry on his arguments that continued AI development poses certain catastrophic risk to...

Currents 088: Melanie Mitchell on AI Measurement and Understanding

Posted March 30, 202300:53:12

Jim talks with Melanie Mitchell about her critique of applying standardized exams to LLMs and the debate over understanding in AI. They discuss ChatGPT...