On my website, I published some translations (all from Scott Alexander, at the time of this writing). They're all standalone fiction works, mostly independent from previous material. This sidesteps my current problem. Today I read a very interesting blog post by Katja Grace. I initially wanted to […]
Mot-clé - english
Willpower duality
Rationality is designed to make you win, to help you attain your objectives. One of the most prominent phenomena getting in the way is akrasia, the lack of willpower preventing us to perform whatever action we want to do. So, wait, do we want to act or not? There are two facets of willpower, which […]
Basic artificial intelligence
A recurrent theme of this blog will be artificial intelligence, AI. I need to define properly what I mean by this term. Take your toaster. It's a tool, to which you provide bread, and returns you toasted bread a few minutes later. You can set the cooking time, and on most models, that's about all […]