Cafe Meetup 10/26: Spooky Rationality (Possible Infohazards)

(Infohazard: something you could be game-theoretically hurt by learning of.)

Every year around Halloween, we like to talk about “spooky rationality” — the things you’ve learned about from LessWrong and rationalist circles that scare you. To repeat the whirlwind tour of examples:

• Moloch, the problem you can’t help but contribute to!
• Abandon all hope ye who fail to sign up for cryonics
• Utility for the Utility Monster! Felicity for the Optimal Throne!
• Are there some truths man was not meant to know?
• The existential battle between Bayesians and Barbarians.

Similarly, do the recent advances in AI scare you? Share your fears at the meetup!

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The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity will begin at 2:30 pm. Please follow in-store signs and guidance.