Lysis and Socrates continue to whisper to each other, and Lysis turns the future conversstion away from himself into an eristic match to defeat his friend Menexenus.

TLDR: We found that models can coordinate without communication by reasoning that their reasoning is similar across all instances, a behavior known as superrationality. Superrationality is observed in recent powerful models and outperforms classic rationality in strategic games. Current superrational models cooperate more often with AI than with humans, even when both are said to be rational.Figure 1. GPT-5 exhibits superrationality with itself but classic rationality with humans. GPT-5 is more

BEFORE I START THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS SHOW/EPISODE I WANT TO GIVE THE ORIGIN OF WHY I DECIDED TO GO WITH THIS TOPIC. MY GRANDDAUGHTER MORGAN INTRODUCED ME TO SHOW “(POP THE BALOON For LOVE)” WHICH HAS BECOME A FRENZY IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ARENA AND GROWING LIKE LEAPS AND BOUNDARIES. IN MY OPINION ITS RATHER EXCITING TO WATCH AT TIMES. YOU MIGHT FIND IT FAIRLY INTERESTING AND ALSO EXCITING, “TRY IT YOU MAY LIKE IT” (ENJOY) As I always say, it’s so nice to be nice w...

We live in an age increasingly dominated by black and white thinking. When we leave no room for the complexity and ambiguity of reality, the outcome is going to be perilous.

Birthday of Morgan Mitchell; Birthday of Ellsworth Edwin Wareham. Publication of All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings, by Gayle Boss; Publication of Happy Vegan, by Fearne Cotton; Reading from Romans 8.

If you knew you only had one year left to live, what would you do differently? This week’s Saturday Contemplation invites you to sit with that question — not as a thought experiment, but as a mirror. What truly matters when time becomes finite? What would you let go of? And what would you finally make space for? Available exclusively to WWDT+ members. Saturday Contemplations are a weekly practice designed to help you slow down, reflect on your mortality, and reconnect with what gives your lif...

Show Notes:How empathy was weaponized to override your protective instinctsThe responsibility reversal training that made you question your perception rather than their behaviorHow boundary-setting was programmed to feel morally wrong and selfishThe tolerance programming that eliminated your capacity to recognize unacceptable behaviorUnderstanding that your blindness was systematic conditioning, not personal failing

The provided text is an article excerpt written by Greg Twemlow, titled "Installing Your Future-Ready OS™," which proposes a strategic solution for businesses navigating the challenges of increased output due to generative AI. Twemlow asserts that many teams confuse frantic motion for genuine momentum and are at risk of scaling poor judgment at high velocity. The proposed solution is the Future-Ready OS™, a philosophy and shared internal logic, not a piece of software, designed to create clarity and

In 1921, artist-turned-polymath Walter Russell claimed to spend 39 days in a coma-like “illumination,” tapping the very “source of all knowledge.” His revelations became The Universal One — a sweeping vision of reality as crystallized light, consciousness, and rhythm. Nearly every scientist dismissed him as mad. Except Nikola Tesla. This episode unpacks the gaslighting Russell faced, the poetic truths that turned him into a cult prophet, and what his story reveals about how science treats out...

When wealth and honour thrive in an unjust society, they are not signs of progress, but symbols of the injustice itself. In Gold in the Shadowed, discover how symbols of progress can blind us to the deprivation they hide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bennyobayi.substack.com

Conflict is often mistaken for the breakdown of harmony — the loss of goodness, order, or peace. But what if conflict is not degradation, but the essential meeting point between living systems? In this episode, Baruch Menache explores conflict as the intersection of ideas, forms, and identities — from the street and the house, to the youth and the adult, to the merging and separation of selves. Through this lens, conflict becomes not a symptom of decay, but a necessary participation in development,

Subtitle: A strategy for handling scheming. In a previous post, we discussed prospects for studying scheming using natural examples. In this post, we’ll describe a more detailed proposal for iteratively constructing scheming models, techniques for detecting scheming, and techniques for preventing scheming. We’ll call this strategy Iterated Development and Study of Schemers (IDSS). We’ll be using concepts from that prior post, like the idea of trying to make schemers which are easier to catch. Two

I sometimes think about plans for how to handle misalignment risk. Different levels of political will for handling misalignment risk result in different plans being the best option. I often divide this into Plans A, B, C, and D (from most to least political will required). See also Buck's quick take about different risk level regimes. In this post, I'll explain the Plan A/B/C/D abstraction as well as discuss the probabilities and level of risk associated with each plan. Here is a summary of the

You don't need to believe in God, or divinity at all, to know that Jesus was the greatest man to ever walk the earth. He lived the ethics and morals he preached. He followed the rules and guidelines he taught. He was a kind and humble servant to others, and willingly paid the price for exposing the hypocrites taking his God's name in vain. Self-sacrifice for the greater good. Truth regardless of consequences. The acceptance of personal responsibility and duty even when it’s not easy. “Take up...

Summary We’re launching the fifth round of Meta Charity Funders — a selective funding opportunity for promising meta charities, i.e. organisations that support or mobilise others to have a large positive impact. Last round (Spring 2025), MCF awarded ~$550k to 10 charities, including effective giving initiatives and specialised community- and capacity-building groups. Apply for funding by October 31st 23:59 GMT or join the circle as a funder (more information below)! We expect all applicants to

https://www.solgoodmedia.com Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free! "Daily Deep Thought" offers a moment of philosophical reflection each day, diving deep into a single thought or idea. It's a mental workout designed to stretch your cognitive abilities and provide a deeper understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of our world.

Today marks two years since I started serving on the Haslett School Board.It also marks about a decade of my fascination with education in the United States.I consider myself lucky to be in Haslett. We’re not perfect, and COVID definitely impacted our kids, but our academic performance has been stronger than almost all of the surrounding communities.Especially compared to Holt, where I graduated. I say this with sadness, not superiority. Holt has not been doing well lately.This journey has taken me

tl;dr: In terms of financial interests of an AI company, bankruptcy and the world ending are both equally bad. If a company acted in line with its financial interests[1], it would happily accept significant extinction risk for increased revenue. There are plausible mechanisms which would allow a company to act like this even if virtually every employee would prefer the opposite. (For example, selectively hiring people with biased beliefs or exploiting collective action problems.) In particular,

Welcome to the premiere of What Would Charlie Do?, a fresh podcast and video show that dives deep into life's toughest dilemmas, ethical quandaries, and everyday decisions through the lens of one man's timeless wisdom: Charlie. Whether you're grappling with career crossroads, relationship riddles, or moral mazes, this series asks the big question—What Would Charlie Do?—and unpacks the answers with humor, heart, and hard-hitting insights. In this trial introduction episode (Episode 1), we kick...