Podcast with Oli Habryka on LessWrong / Lightcone Infrastructure
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Good quality. Reputable source with community review or editorial standards, but less rigorous than peer-reviewed venues.
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This is a community-facing podcast linkpost offering insider perspective on LessWrong's organizational direction and community epistemics; useful background for understanding the rationalist ecosystem but not a primary AI safety technical resource.
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A podcast episode featuring Oliver Habryka, head of Lightcone Infrastructure, discussing the history and current state of LessWrong, the organization's pivot into property development, and lessons learned from the FTX collapse for the rationalist and EA communities. The conversation also explores potential projects for improving global epistemic and rationality infrastructure.
Key Points
- •Oliver Habryka discusses LessWrong's revival and its current role as a hub for rationalist and AI safety discourse.
- •Lightcone Infrastructure has pivoted into property development as part of its broader mission to support the rationalist community.
- •The FTX collapse prompted reflection on epistemic failures and accountability within the EA and rationalist communities.
- •The episode explores ideas for improving global rationality and epistemic quality at scale.
- •Community discussion in comments addresses transcript accuracy and perceived quality of the podcast episode.
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# Podcast with Oli Habryka on LessWrong / Lightcone Infrastructure By DanielFilan Published: 2023-02-05 OK sorry to over-advertise but it seemed like this one would be of interest to the LessWrong and EA communities. Episode description below, audio is [here](https://youtu.be/4lbeutseEJQ), or search for "The Filan Cabinet Habryka" wherever you listen to podcasts. --- In this episode I speak with Oliver Habryka, head of Lightcone Infrastructure, the organization that runs the internet forum LessWrong, about his projects in the rationality and existential risk spaces. Topics we talk about include: - How did LessWrong get revived? - How good is LessWrong? - Is there anything that beats essays for making intellectual contributions on the internet? - Why did the team behind LessWrong pivot to property development? - What does the FTX situation tell us about the wider LessWrong and Effective Altruism communities? - What projects could help improve the world's rationality?
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