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Six experiments with a simple optimizer's curse model
Disclaimer: I can’t be sure I didn’t make any errors here.
Mar 5
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February 2026
The best cause will disappoint you: An intro to the optimisers curse
I would like to thank David Thorstadt for looking over this.
Feb 11
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January 2026
Author, assistant, and persona: the metaphors I use for LLM chatbots
Disclaimer: I have expertise in computational physics, but not in LLM’s or machine learning.
Jan 29
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October 2025
How AI may become deceitful, sycophantic... and lazy
Disclaimers: I am a computational physicist, not a machine learning expert: set your expectations of accuracy accordingly.
Oct 7, 2025
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June 2025
A deep critique of AI 2027’s bad timeline models
Disclaimers:
Jun 19, 2025
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May 2025
15 simple AI image prompts that stump chatGPT
Introduction:
May 23, 2025
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April 2025
Slopworld 2035: The dangers of mediocre AI
None of this article was written with AI assistance.
Apr 14, 2025
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March 2025
AI is not taking over material science (for now): an analysis and conference report
Confidence check: This is my field of expertise, I work in the field and I have a PhD in the subject.
Mar 11, 2025
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January 2025
A nerds guide to healthy dating
Disclaimer: this blog is usually about debunking singularity nerds.
Jan 30, 2025
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October 2024
The walled marketplace of ideas: a statistical critique of SSC book reviews
Introduction
Oct 17, 2024
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September 2024
Is "superhuman" AI forecasting BS? Some experiments on the "539" bot from the Centre for AI Safety
Disclaimer: I am a computational physicist’s and this investigation is outside of my immediate area of expertise.
Sep 18, 2024
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July 2024
Most smart and skilled people are outside of the EA/rationalist community: an analysis
This post is aimed at the rationalist/EA community, but I think the takeaways apply to any small group or bubble.
Jul 12, 2024
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