Emmett Shear – SF, Power, AI Alignment, Meditation, Softmax – Parker Podcast
I interview Emmett Shear.
00:00:00 The learning systems view of social media
00:15:00 Heuristics for robust Twitter usage (block big accounts)
00:22:13 San Francisco as a gold rush city
00:32:34 Power, SF’s shadow
00:37:21 Power as it relates to AI safety
00:39:37 On learning systems
00:47:50 Contemplative practice & Softmax
00:54:27 How to meditate? How to help with Softmax?