As usual when things split, Part 1 is mostly about capabilities, and Part 2 is mostly about a mix of policy and alignment.

Table of Contents

1. The Quest for Sane Regulations. The GAIN Act and some state bills.


2. People Really Dislike AI. They would support radical, ill-advised steps.


3. Chip City. Are we taking care of business?


4. The Week in Audio. Hinton talks to Jon Stewart, Klein to Yudkowsky.


5. Rhetorical Innovation. How to lose the moral high ground.


6. Water Water Everywhere. AI has many big issues. Water isn’t one of them.


7. Read Jack Clark's Speech From The Curve. It was a sincere, excellent speech.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


8. How One Other Person Responded To This Thoughtful Essay. Some aim to divide.


9. A Better Way To Disagree. Others aim to work together and make things better.


10. Voice Versus Exit. The age old [...]

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Outline:

(00:20 ) The Quest for Sane Regulations

(05:56 ) People Really Dislike AI

(12:22 ) Chip City

(13:12 ) The Week in Audio

(13:24 ) Rhetorical Innovation

(20:53 ) Water Water Everywhere

(23:57 ) Read Jack Clark's Speech From The Curve

(28:26 ) How One Other Person Responded To This Thoughtful Essay

(38:43 ) A Better Way To Disagree

(59:39 ) Voice Versus Exit

(01:03:51 ) The Dose Makes The Poison

(01:06:44 ) Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult

(01:10:08 ) You Get What You Actually Trained For

(01:15:54 ) Messages From Janusworld

(01:18:37 ) People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone

(01:22:40 ) The Lighter Side

The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.

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First published:

October 17th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gCuJ5DabY9oLNDs9B/ai-138-part-2-watch-out-for-documents

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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