Satya Benson
@satchlj.com
I suppose this is normal on Bluesky?
But after a mild-mannered conversation which seemed like it was going somewhere, @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social reached for Bluesky's “nuclear block”.
People can block me for any reason but I want our dialogue to stay readable. It's here: slj.ma/tiff-petrici...
But after a mild-mannered conversation which seemed like it was going somewhere, @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social reached for Bluesky's “nuclear block”.
People can block me for any reason but I want our dialogue to stay readable. It's here: slj.ma/tiff-petrici...
slj.ma
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I suppose this is normal on Bluesky?
But after a mild-mannered conversation which seemed like it was going somewhere, @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social reached for Bluesky's “nuclear block”.
People can block me for any reason but I want our dialogue to stay readable. It's here: slj.ma/tiff-petrici...
But after a mild-mannered conversation which seemed like it was going somewhere, @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social reached for Bluesky's “nuclear block”.
People can block me for any reason but I want our dialogue to stay readable. It's here: slj.ma/tiff-petrici...
I liked the design of macOS Big Sur through Sequoia (11 through 15). I’ll miss it.
July 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I liked the design of macOS Big Sur through Sequoia (11 through 15). I’ll miss it.
Looking for a single word that means internal perspective without implying consciousness or personhood - I can’t find anything but I like ‘autoception’
June 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Looking for a single word that means internal perspective without implying consciousness or personhood - I can’t find anything but I like ‘autoception’
This echo chamber thread is painful to read.
This kind of ignorance seems very willful when most SotA models are publicly available for any of these people to try for themselves.
This kind of ignorance seems very willful when most SotA models are publicly available for any of these people to try for themselves.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This echo chamber thread is painful to read.
This kind of ignorance seems very willful when most SotA models are publicly available for any of these people to try for themselves.
This kind of ignorance seems very willful when most SotA models are publicly available for any of these people to try for themselves.
I’m running the MacOS 26 Beta and it’s a complete mess. I should go back to stable but I’m resisting for some reason
June 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’m running the MacOS 26 Beta and it’s a complete mess. I should go back to stable but I’m resisting for some reason
“The phuckening is upon us,” muttered Dr. Abernathy, adjusting his goggles.
May 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“The phuckening is upon us,” muttered Dr. Abernathy, adjusting his goggles.
ChatGPT Projects suck because you lose the model chooser
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ChatGPT Projects suck because you lose the model chooser
An objective is difficult to achieve if increasing the resources allocated to it increases the chance of success very slowly
This definition works suprisingly well across examples.
This definition works suprisingly well across examples.
April 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An objective is difficult to achieve if increasing the resources allocated to it increases the chance of success very slowly
This definition works suprisingly well across examples.
This definition works suprisingly well across examples.
Today there was a man in the doner kebab place playing both of the slot machines simultaneously while looking at his phone and vaping
April 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today there was a man in the doner kebab place playing both of the slot machines simultaneously while looking at his phone and vaping
It’s important to distinguish between a kind of classical utilitarianism which assumes some sort of objective moral utility function which determines what is right, (1/2)
March 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s important to distinguish between a kind of classical utilitarianism which assumes some sort of objective moral utility function which determines what is right, (1/2)
‘Severe Weather: Winter Weather Advisory’
It’s going to be in the high 30s and raining what is the NWS thinking
It’s going to be in the high 30s and raining what is the NWS thinking
March 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
‘Severe Weather: Winter Weather Advisory’
It’s going to be in the high 30s and raining what is the NWS thinking
It’s going to be in the high 30s and raining what is the NWS thinking
I just understood the argument against the orthogonality hypothesis. I’m not completely sold, but I’m interested.
March 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I just understood the argument against the orthogonality hypothesis. I’m not completely sold, but I’m interested.
Eventually AI could have more qualitative consciousness than humans. Human self-awareness is limited - there are lots of parts of our minds (most) people have no idea how to pay attention to intentionally, let alone be aware of continuously. An AI with agency over this aspect of its self could ea...
March 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Eventually AI could have more qualitative consciousness than humans. Human self-awareness is limited - there are lots of parts of our minds (most) people have no idea how to pay attention to intentionally, let alone be aware of continuously. An AI with agency over this aspect of its self could ea...
If I believe in something called God it’s the fact that abstract logic exists and leads to the universe being a thing + emergence + life
And the difference between finding that neutral / not caring and believing that’s beautiful and inherently good is what belief in God means
The fact that ...
And the difference between finding that neutral / not caring and believing that’s beautiful and inherently good is what belief in God means
The fact that ...
March 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If I believe in something called God it’s the fact that abstract logic exists and leads to the universe being a thing + emergence + life
And the difference between finding that neutral / not caring and believing that’s beautiful and inherently good is what belief in God means
The fact that ...
And the difference between finding that neutral / not caring and believing that’s beautiful and inherently good is what belief in God means
The fact that ...
I used to only listen to the two most famous albums by the flaming lips
Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi
Recently I made a playlist of other songs from other albums - they are quite good - check out This Here Giraffe and Talkin’ ’Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues
Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi
Recently I made a playlist of other songs from other albums - they are quite good - check out This Here Giraffe and Talkin’ ’Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues
March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I used to only listen to the two most famous albums by the flaming lips
Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi
Recently I made a playlist of other songs from other albums - they are quite good - check out This Here Giraffe and Talkin’ ’Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues
Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi
Recently I made a playlist of other songs from other albums - they are quite good - check out This Here Giraffe and Talkin’ ’Bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues
It’s a wonderful thing to be researching abstractions. I’ve always said I most enjoy thinking about things which are very abstract. What better abstraction to research than that of abstractions themselves!
March 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s a wonderful thing to be researching abstractions. I’ve always said I most enjoy thinking about things which are very abstract. What better abstraction to research than that of abstractions themselves!
I am very happy to say I have been awarded the Roche & Gomez Student Research Fellowship to support my research this summer. I hope to show that the award was deserved by creating something of real value.
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I am very happy to say I have been awarded the Roche & Gomez Student Research Fellowship to support my research this summer. I hope to show that the award was deserved by creating something of real value.
Today I lost my LessWrong newbie plant 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today I lost my LessWrong newbie plant 🎉
The special Richtext Facets Bluesky uses are cool in theory but a pain to work with
Actually I just hate them
Actually I just hate them
March 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The special Richtext Facets Bluesky uses are cool in theory but a pain to work with
Actually I just hate them
Actually I just hate them
I spent a long time today fixing up my microblog and figuring out how to post to it and bluesky at the same time. Eventually I’ll add functionality to crosspost to fedi as well.
March 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I spent a long time today fixing up my microblog and figuring out how to post to it and bluesky at the same time. Eventually I’ll add functionality to crosspost to fedi as well.