Some things I’ve written, some opinions, some fiction, also available on Substack!
![Methane](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7a390f8523ab39c87a2c6a/1686506582160-QJ6Z4TLGG6TX2BFS2BOG/edward-howell-zuel-45OtJo-unsplash.jpg)
![Large Language Model Blues](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7a390f8523ab39c87a2c6a/1686506721836-O1VLX3FW6ZAXT2SZXDJJ/copernicues.jpg)
![If Alignment is Hard, then so is Self-Improvement](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7a390f8523ab39c87a2c6a/1686506988373-PN3WDE8MXQU8ILRX20Y1/arno-senoner-Nt490aWJEYw-unsplash.jpg)
If Alignment is Hard, then so is Self-Improvement
Why do we assume that we can’t align systems smarter than us, but systems slightly smarter than us can?
![Advice for Myself: Write More](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7a390f8523ab39c87a2c6a/1686506751678-HRR7MEC1XIICDDUM6VJJ/kickflip.jpg)
Advice for Myself: Write More
There are more reasons for writing than wanting people to think I'm smart, maybe.
![The curious case of Pretty Good human inner/outer alignment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7a390f8523ab39c87a2c6a/1686507110502-7SNPOO2UQEOMJ03KBNRH/aaron-burden-2xhOYKK-jAM-unsplash.jpg)
The curious case of Pretty Good human inner/outer alignment
We’ve changed a lot as a species, but somehow we still mostly do what an anthropomorphised evolution would want us to do. Why?