Joe Carlsmith Audio

Feb 19 2025 61 ep. 54 mins 76

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Audio versions of essays by Joe Carlsmith. Philosophy, futurism, and other topics. Text versions at joecarlsmith.com.

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When should we worry about AI power-seeking?

Feb 19 2025 46 mins

Examining the conditions required for rogue AI behavior. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.substack.com/p/when-should-we-worry-about-ai-power

What is it to solve the alignment problem?

Feb 13 2025 40 mins

Also: to avoid it? Handle it? Solve it forever? Solve it completely? Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.substack.com/p/what-is-it-to-solve-the-alignment

How do we solve the alignment problem?

Feb 13 2025 8 mins

Introduction to a series of essays about paths to safe and useful superintelligence. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.substack.com/p/how-do-we-solve-the-alignment-problem

Fake thinking and real thinking

Jan 28 2025 78 mins

When the line pulls at your hand. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/01/28/fake-thinking-and-real-thinking/.

Takes on "Alignment Faking in Large Language Models"

Dec 18 2024 87 mins

What can we learn from recent empirical demonstrations of scheming in frontier models? Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/12/18/takes-on-alignment-faking-in-large-language-models/

(Part 2, AI takeover) Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel

Sep 30 2024 127 mins

Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. This part focuses on the basic story about AI takeover. Transcript available on my website here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/09/30/part-2-ai-takeover-extended-audio-transcript-from-my-conversation-with-dwarkesh-patel

(Part 1, Otherness) Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel

Sep 30 2024 238 mins

Extended audio from my conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. This part focuses on my series "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." Transcript available on my website here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/09/30/part-1-otherness-extended-audio-transcript-from-my-conversation-with-dwarkesh-patel/

Introduction and summary for "Otherness and control in the age of AGI"

Jun 20 2024 12 mins

This is the introduction and summary for my series "Otherness and control in the age of AGI." Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/02/otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi

Second half of full audio for "Otherness and control in the age of AGI"

Jun 18 2024 251 mins

Second half of the full audio for my series on how agents with different values should relate to one another, and on the ethics of seeking and sharing power. First half here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/15266490-first-half-of-full-audio-for-otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi PDF of the full series here: https://jc.gatspress.com/pdf/otherness_full.pdf Summa

First half of full audio for "Otherness and control in the age of AGI"

Jun 17 2024 187 mins

First half of the full audio for my series on how agents with different values should relate to one another, and on the ethics of seeking and sharing power. Second half here: https://joecarlsmithaudio.buzzsprout.com/2034731/15272132-second-half-of-full-audio-for-otherness-and-control-in-the-age-of-agi PDF of the full series here: https://jc.gatspress.com/pdf/otherness_full.pdf Summ