Max Winga
@maxwinga.bsky.social
Midwest American nerd living in London to work on AI safety @ Conjecture.
I studied physics to discover the beauty of the universe, not realizing the eldritch horrors that I would discover as a result.
I studied physics to discover the beauty of the universe, not realizing the eldritch horrors that I would discover as a result.
In his article he explicitly calls for the US to take over the world with self-improving superintelligent AI systems (that he has no idea how to control)
January 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In his article he explicitly calls for the US to take over the world with self-improving superintelligent AI systems (that he has no idea how to control)
The negative game theoretic incentives here are strong. The only hope for humanity to survive is via international coordination to immediately stop our suicidal race to build uncontrollable superintelligent aliens in the hope that we can wing a solution to chain them to our will.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The negative game theoretic incentives here are strong. The only hope for humanity to survive is via international coordination to immediately stop our suicidal race to build uncontrollable superintelligent aliens in the hope that we can wing a solution to chain them to our will.
These models don't abide by our intuitions about intelligence. Just because they can't count the r's in "strawberry" doesn't mean they can't be really good in other areas.
Even if they aren't "true" intelligence or whatever, they still can posses worrisome capabilities.
Even if they aren't "true" intelligence or whatever, they still can posses worrisome capabilities.
January 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
These models don't abide by our intuitions about intelligence. Just because they can't count the r's in "strawberry" doesn't mean they can't be really good in other areas.
Even if they aren't "true" intelligence or whatever, they still can posses worrisome capabilities.
Even if they aren't "true" intelligence or whatever, they still can posses worrisome capabilities.
My take on this is that because Math+CS are easier to verify, they are easier to implement in the current RL paradigm.
My concern is that we're on the verge of "spiky" AGI that is superhuman in some but not all ways. It might be that Math+CS are all we need for RSI to take over and spiral away.
My concern is that we're on the verge of "spiky" AGI that is superhuman in some but not all ways. It might be that Math+CS are all we need for RSI to take over and spiral away.
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January 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My take on this is that because Math+CS are easier to verify, they are easier to implement in the current RL paradigm.
My concern is that we're on the verge of "spiky" AGI that is superhuman in some but not all ways. It might be that Math+CS are all we need for RSI to take over and spiral away.
My concern is that we're on the verge of "spiky" AGI that is superhuman in some but not all ways. It might be that Math+CS are all we need for RSI to take over and spiral away.
Currently using TS + Node.js, but have been looking into backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, and Supabase. Do you have experience or thoughts on these versus custom backends?
January 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Currently using TS + Node.js, but have been looking into backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, and Supabase. Do you have experience or thoughts on these versus custom backends?
That makes sense, I started out doing data science with python as well. Despite mostly working with typescript now, I still miss the more readable python (and no semi-colons haha)
Now that you're more established have you found any drawbacks to this setup, any major annoyances?
Now that you're more established have you found any drawbacks to this setup, any major annoyances?
January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
That makes sense, I started out doing data science with python as well. Despite mostly working with typescript now, I still miss the more readable python (and no semi-colons haha)
Now that you're more established have you found any drawbacks to this setup, any major annoyances?
Now that you're more established have you found any drawbacks to this setup, any major annoyances?
This is a really cool idea. Do you know of any major sites that do this? I recently learned that 1password works offline which was convenient in a pinch.
Can something like this be implemented using backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, or Supabase?
Can something like this be implemented using backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, or Supabase?
January 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is a really cool idea. Do you know of any major sites that do this? I recently learned that 1password works offline which was convenient in a pinch.
Can something like this be implemented using backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, or Supabase?
Can something like this be implemented using backend services like Vercel, Appwrite, or Supabase?
That's awesome! What drew you to Vercel vs other options like Supabase? Which features are you implementing in your backend?
January 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That's awesome! What drew you to Vercel vs other options like Supabase? Which features are you implementing in your backend?
Nice!
Yeah everything has worked so far, it's taken a bit longer to set up but is probably cheaper than using a service.
Other than auth, what do you need your backend to do? Have you considered which service you would look into?
Yeah everything has worked so far, it's taken a bit longer to set up but is probably cheaper than using a service.
Other than auth, what do you need your backend to do? Have you considered which service you would look into?
January 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nice!
Yeah everything has worked so far, it's taken a bit longer to set up but is probably cheaper than using a service.
Other than auth, what do you need your backend to do? Have you considered which service you would look into?
Yeah everything has worked so far, it's taken a bit longer to set up but is probably cheaper than using a service.
Other than auth, what do you need your backend to do? Have you considered which service you would look into?
Big move! What made you pick NextJS on Vercel vs other backend services like Supabase?
January 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Big move! What made you pick NextJS on Vercel vs other backend services like Supabase?
How's your experience been with Vercel so far? I'm looking around at different backend solutions and it seems highly recommended
January 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How's your experience been with Vercel so far? I'm looking around at different backend solutions and it seems highly recommended
Wow, that's a lot for one role! How do you manage it all? Do you build custom backends or use backend services like Vercel or Supabase?
January 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wow, that's a lot for one role! How do you manage it all? Do you build custom backends or use backend services like Vercel or Supabase?
Nice, were you able to implement the entire backend in Supabase, or did you need to do anything outside of it?
January 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Nice, were you able to implement the entire backend in Supabase, or did you need to do anything outside of it?
Sounds great! What have you built so far with it?
January 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sounds great! What have you built so far with it?
Slick, are you able to do your entire backend with Supabase or do you have anything outside of it? I've talked to some people who end up with a Next.js backend linking to the Supabase backend
January 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Slick, are you able to do your entire backend with Supabase or do you have anything outside of it? I've talked to some people who end up with a Next.js backend linking to the Supabase backend
Oops yeah, thanks!
Also curious why you go for python + firebase?
Also curious why you go for python + firebase?
January 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Oops yeah, thanks!
Also curious why you go for python + firebase?
Also curious why you go for python + firebase?
Nice! What are you using? Have you built functions to do backend things like DBs, users, and pyaments that you use between projects?
January 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nice! What are you using? Have you built functions to do backend things like DBs, users, and pyaments that you use between projects?
This is really cool! What's your stack for the project?
January 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is really cool! What's your stack for the project?
We've built the backend from scratch on our project, it's definitely been a bit of a pain to get everything integrated tho. Why did you choose the custom route vs. backend services?
January 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We've built the backend from scratch on our project, it's definitely been a bit of a pain to get everything integrated tho. Why did you choose the custom route vs. backend services?
How has your experience been with Supabase? Have you tried any other offerings or coding your own backends? Any tradeoffs that you wish you didn't have to make with it?
January 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How has your experience been with Supabase? Have you tried any other offerings or coding your own backends? Any tradeoffs that you wish you didn't have to make with it?