Episode 3

As Above, So Below: Alchemy, AI Safety, and RLHF

September 29, 2023 · 57:36

Tom and Nate discuss a few core topics of the show. First, we touch base on the core of the podcast -- the difference between empirical science, alchemy, and magic. Next, we explain some of our deeper understandings of AI safety as a field, then that leads into a discussion of what RLHF means.

Lot's of links to share this time:

Tom's coverage on alchemy in VentureBeat, and an active thread on Twitter.
As Above, So Below: a calling of alchemy,
A NeurIPs test of time award speech on alchemy,
A bizarre Facebook debate between Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell,

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Nathan Lambert

RLHF researcher and author of Interconnects.ai blog

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Thomas Krendl Gilbert

AI Ethicists and co-host of The Retort.

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As Above, So Below: Alchemy, AI Safety, and RLHF

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