Chapter
Overcoming Fear of Social Influence
3:05:29 - 3:11:31 (06:02)
The speaker discusses the difficulties in giving advice for overcoming the internal subjective sensation of fearing social influence compared to more tangible problems like drawing an object.
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The speaker reflects on past debates about AI and realizes that by trying to be reasonable and defend his position against extreme arguments from others, he failed to consider more extreme positions that were closer to reality.
3:05:29 - 3:08:06 (02:36)
Summary
The speaker reflects on past debates about AI and realizes that by trying to be reasonable and defend his position against extreme arguments from others, he failed to consider more extreme positions that were closer to reality.
ChapterOvercoming Fear of Social Influence
Episode#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The key to overcoming social influence is to notice the internal subjective sensation in the moment of feeling the fear of being socially influenced, and refuse to let it move you by letting the thought process complete without that internal push.
3:08:06 - 3:09:29 (01:23)
Summary
The key to overcoming social influence is to notice the internal subjective sensation in the moment of feeling the fear of being socially influenced, and refuse to let it move you by letting the thought process complete without that internal push.
ChapterOvercoming Fear of Social Influence
Episode#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The more you can notice yourself being slightly off in your reasoning, the better chance you have of correcting it.
3:09:29 - 3:11:31 (02:02)
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The more you can notice yourself being slightly off in your reasoning, the better chance you have of correcting it. Find prediction markets that matter to you and bet in them.