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Science and philosophy. On Twitter at @nivi.

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April 9, 2024Episode 323 min

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?

April 2, 2024Episode 216 min

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

March 4, 2024Episode 113 min

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