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Science and philosophy. On Twitter at @nivi.

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Science and philosophy. On Twitter at @nivi.

    The Totalitarianism of Knowledge

    The Totalitarianism of Knowledge

    0:00 The totalitarianism of knowledge
    1:02 From DNA to humans
    2:09 From the Enlightenment to universal computers
    3:26 The universal constructor and AGI
    5:46 No life would exist without knowledge
    6:39 The inevitability of knowledge
    7:38 The physics of knowledge
    Questions
    10:59 Does IQ affect life outcomes?
    13:20 Will there be other jumps to universality?
    15:30 How does knowledge affect probability?
    17:32 Will AGI help us understand free will?
    20:20 How can we investigate free will?

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    What is Creativity?

    What is Creativity?

    0:00 What is creativity?
    1:16 The creativity of evolution
    4:02 Creativity cannot be automated
    5:44 Creativity is not a deterministic mixing of it’s inputs
    7:58 The multiverse provides a canvas for creativity
    11:30 Q&A
    Transcript http://nivi.com/creativity

    • 16 min
    Are LLMs Creative?

    Are LLMs Creative?

    0:00 Intro
    0:25 LLM outputs are implicit in the weights 
    2:10 All programs are inherently limited 
    3:51 There is an AGI program 
    7:12 LLMs are not ‘just math’ 
    8:05 LLMs are more than just the training data 
    9:07 Can LLMs be as creative as DNA? 
    12:12 Q&A 
    Transcript http://nivi.com/llms

    • 13 min

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