DiscoverThe Bayesian Conspiracy247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2
247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2

247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2

Update: 2025-10-01
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We continue discussing Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs. If God imagines Claude hard enough, does Claude become real?


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The Void

Audio reading of The Void, from AskWho

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

Claude-Clark post – Simulacra Welfare: Meet Clark, by Grace Kind

Golden Gate Claude

Vox on Shrimp Welfare

Kelsey Piper on UBI not helping Americans

Eneasz story collection “Dear Grom” and his novel “What Lies Dreaming


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247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2

247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2

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