DiscoverThe Bayesian Conspiracy246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1
246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1

246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1

Update: 2025-09-17
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We discuss Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs.


“When you talk to ChatGPT, who or what are you talking to?”


LINKS

The Void

Audio reading of The Void, from AskWho

The referenced episode where the three of us spoke of Janus’s post “Simulators”

The Measure of a Man episode

Darmok episode

Kyle Fish on 80,000 Hours podcast

Contra Shrimp Welfare

UBI Doesn’t Work


00:00:05 – The Void

01:29:17 – Guild of the Rose

01:31:10 – Miscellanea

01:40:57Thank the Supporter!




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246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1

246 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 1

The Bayesian Conspiracy