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Mystery of Entropy FINALLY Solved After 50 Years? (STEPHEN WOLFRAM)

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Please check out Numerai - our sponsor @ http://numer.ai/mlst Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mlst Discord: https://discord.gg/ESrGqhf5CB The Second Law: Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics Buy Stephen's book here - https://tinyurl.com/2jj2t9wa The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World by Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater Buy here: https://tinyurl.com/35bvs8be Stephen Wolfram starts by discussing the second law of thermodynamics - the idea that entropy, or disorder, tends to increase over time. He talks about how this law seems intuitively true, but has been difficult to prove. Wolfram outlines his decades-long quest to fully understand the second law, including failed early attempts to simulate particles mixing as a 12-year-old. He explains how irreversibility arises from the computational irreducibility of underlying physical processes coupled with our limited ability as observers to do the computations needed to "decrypt" the microscopic details. The conversation then shifts to discussing language and how concepts allow us to communicate shared ideas between minds positioned in different parts of "rule space." Wolfram talks about the successes and limitations of using large language models to generate Wolfram Language code from natural language prompts. He sees it as a useful tool for getting started programming, but one still needs human refinement. The final part of the conversation focuses on AI safety and governance. Wolfram notes uncontrolled actuation is where things can go wrong with AI systems. He discusses whether AI agents could have intrinsic experiences and goals, how we might build trust networks between AIs, and that managing a system of many AIs may be easier than a single AI. Wolfram emphasizes the need for more philosophical depth in thinking about AI aims, and draws connections between potential solutions and his work on computational irreducibility and physics. Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hXNHtvv8KDR7PxCfMh9xOiDFhU3SVDW8ijyxeTq9LHo/edit?usp=sharing Pod version: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/machinelearningstreettalk/episodes/STEPHEN-WOLFRAM-2-0---Resolving-the-Mystery-of-the-Second-Law-of-Thermodynamics-e2847qh https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram TOC: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:34 - Second law book 00:14:01 - Reversibility / entropy / observers / equivalence 00:34:22 - Concepts/language in the ruliad 00:49:04 - Comparison to free energy principle 00:53:58 - ChatGPT / Wolfram / Language 01:00:17 - AI risk Panel: Dr. Tim Scarfe @ecsquendor / Dr. Keith Duggar @DoctorDuggar

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and so on, because here's the thing we really need.", 'start': 1473.226, 'duration': 6.482}, {'end': 1481.308, 'text': 'We need a theory of the observer.', 'start': 1479.748, 'duration': 1.56}, {'end': 1483.109, 'text': 'We can say well,', 'start': 1482.249, 'duration': 0.86}, {'end': 1495.072, 'text': 'an observer is something that kind of takes a lot of detail about the world and kind of sort of averages it down or equivalences it down to make a definite conclusion.', 'start': 1483.109, 'duration': 11.963}], 'summary': 'Computational irreducibility implies inevitable perception of physics; need for theory of observer.', 'duration': 31.867, 'max_score': 1463.205, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo1463205.jpg'}, {'end': 1646.654, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1623.766, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1631.432, 'text': 'or is the fact that we observe three dimensions nothing to do with that and a feature of the way that 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cellular automaton.', 'Understanding the concept at a young age, specifically at 12 or 13 years old.', 'The behavior of entropic mixing in the simulation.']}, {'end': 1604.276, 'start': 868.058, 'title': 'Physics of irreversibility', 'summary': "Delves into the concept of irreversibility in modern physics, discussing the interplay between computational irreducibility, observers' computational boundedness, and the perception of physics, and how it relates to theories such as general relativity, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics.", 'duration': 736.218, 'highlights': ["The interplay between computational irreducibility and observers' computational boundedness determines how we perceive physics, leading to the inevitable appearance of physics as it is for observers like us. The discussion emphasizes the influence of computational irreducibility and observers' computational boundedness on the perception of physics, resulting in the inevitable appearance of physics for observers like us.", 'The concept of computational irreducibility, discovered in the 1980s, suggests that many computations, even those specified by tiny programs, cannot be reduced and require going through every step in the computation. The concept of computational irreducibility, discovered in the 1980s, indicates that certain computations, even when specified by tiny programs, cannot be reduced, necessitating a step-by-step approach.', 'The discussion of observer theory and its relation to machine learning and AI, where observers like us are likened to neural nets, provides insights into how understanding observers can inevitably reveal more about the appearance of physics. Exploring observer theory and its link to machine learning and AI, the comparison of observers like us to neural nets offers insights into how understanding observers can uncover more about the appearance of physics.']}, {'end': 2016.021, 'start': 1604.636, 'title': 'Observer theory and its implications', 'summary': 'Explores the concept of observer theory, discussing the implications of our perception of three dimensions, the influence of observer characteristics on physics, the use of machine learning in modeling brain function, and the challenge of reconciling quantum mechanics with human observation.', 'duration': 411.385, 'highlights': ['The perception of three dimensions and the nature of space is influenced by the characteristics of observers, such as the speed of brain operation and the belief in the existence of other minds. Perception of space is influenced by brain operation speed and belief in existence of other minds.', 'The use of machine learning and AI has enabled the creation of a model to simulate brain function, contributing to fundamental scientific discoveries. Machine learning and AI used to model brain function for scientific discoveries.', 'The challenge of reconciling quantum mechanics with human observation and the complexities of quantum computing are discussed, highlighting the difficulty in aligning multiple branching histories of the universe with definite human observations. Challenge of aligning multiple branching histories of the universe with definite human observations.', "The concept of 'rulead' suggests that the universe runs all possible rules, leading to the entangled computation of all possible Turing machine states and highlighting the complexity and potential variability of universal rules. The 'rulead' concept implies the entangled computation of all possible Turing machine states."]}], 'duration': 1193.102, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo822919.jpg', 'highlights': ['The use of square molecules in a simulation to achieve expected behavior through nudges and offsets, resembling a cellular automaton.', "The interplay between computational irreducibility and observers' computational boundedness determines how we perceive physics, leading to the inevitable appearance of physics as it is for observers like us.", 'The perception of three dimensions and the nature of space is influenced by the characteristics of observers, such as the speed of brain operation and the belief in the existence of other minds.', 'The concept of computational irreducibility, discovered in the 1980s, suggests that many computations, even those specified by tiny programs, cannot be reduced and require going through every step in the computation.', 'The challenge of reconciling quantum mechanics with human observation and the complexities of quantum computing are discussed, highlighting the difficulty in aligning multiple branching histories of the universe with definite human observations.']}, {'end': 2593.319, 'segs': [{'end': 2081.054, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2044.053, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2050.594, 'text': "And that's why this observer theory stuff is so important, because it means that we know that we are a certain kind of.", 'start': 2044.053, 'duration': 6.541}, {'end': 2053.216, 'text': 'we are taking a certain kind of sampling of the rouliade.', 'start': 2050.594, 'duration': 2.622}, {'end': 2057.637, 'text': 'And once we know something about that sampling, we can say what consequences it has.', 'start': 2053.656, 'duration': 3.981}, {'end': 2061.699, 'text': 'So one feature of this picture is within the Rulliad.', 'start': 2058.317, 'duration': 3.382}, {'end': 2066.966, 'text': 'you can 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'content': [{'end': 2319.726, 'text': 'but also with pointers to shared cultural and social knowledge, or, you could say, ruleal knowledge.', 'start': 2314.823, 'duration': 4.903}, {'end': 2324.77, 'text': 'And, you know, they argue to some extent language is culture and culture is language.', 'start': 2320.366, 'duration': 4.404}, {'end': 2326.151, 'text': "It's a symbiotic organism.", 'start': 2324.81, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 2327.492, 'text': "It's parasitic on humans.", 'start': 2326.191, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 2329.234, 'text': 'It evolves faster than our DNA.', 'start': 2327.572, 'duration': 1.662}, {'end': 2331.716, 'text': 'It literally has a life of its own.', 'start': 2329.594, 'duration': 2.122}, {'end': 2338.582, 'text': "And what's really fascinating is people like Chomsky say, oh, you know, there's this global structure of grammar.", 'start': 2332.397, 'duration': 6.185}, {'end': 2344.387, 'text': "We're taught in schools that language is declining and that 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also explores the emergence of language, its connection with culture, and the immense computational universe, emphasizing the small portion of known concepts within it.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2291.991, 'start': 2016.021, 'title': 'Observer theory and rulliad', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of rulliad, where every possible computation exists, and the significance of observer theory in understanding our sampling of the rulliad, as well as the communication between minds in ruleal space.', 'duration': 275.97, 'highlights': ['The Rulliad contains all possible computations, and our observations are embedded within it, making observer theory crucial. The Rulliad represents all possible computations, and our observations are embedded within it, making observer theory crucial in understanding our sampling of the Rulliad.', "In the Rulliad, minds can be positioned at different places, leading to different points of view about the universe's rules. In the Rulliad, minds can be positioned at different places, leading to different points of view about the universe's rules, similar to physical space where observers can have different points of view.", 'Communication between minds in the Rulliad is likened to the transfer of concepts, similar to the transfer of particles in physical space. Communication between minds in the Rulliad is likened to the transfer of concepts, similar to the transfer of particles in physical space, posing questions about the nature of concepts in ruleal space.']}, {'end': 2593.319, 'start': 2292.492, 'title': 'Language emergence and computational universe', 'summary': 'Discusses the emergence of language from a social cognitive ability, the symbiotic relationship between language and culture, and the vast computational universe, highlighting the tiny fraction of known concepts in relation to the overall space.', 'duration': 300.827, 'highlights': ['The symbiotic relationship between language and culture is discussed, suggesting that language is culture and culture is language, evolving faster than DNA, and with a life of its own. None', 'The emergence of language from a social cognitive ability, involving vocal and visual signals, along with shared cultural and social knowledge, is explored. None', 'The vast computational universe is described, with humans currently occupying only a microscopic fraction of the space, with most computations not yet cared about. Humans occupy a fraction of the computational universe, with most computations not yet cared about.']}], 'duration': 577.298, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo2016021.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Rulliad contains all possible computations, and our observations are embedded within it, making observer theory crucial.', "In the Rulliad, minds can be positioned at different places, leading to different points of view about the universe's rules.", 'Communication between minds in the Rulliad is likened to the transfer of concepts, similar to the transfer of particles in physical space.', 'The symbiotic relationship between language and culture is discussed, suggesting that language is culture and culture is language, evolving faster than DNA, and with a life of its own.', 'The vast computational universe is described, with humans currently occupying only a microscopic fraction of the space, with most computations not yet cared about.']}, {'end': 3247.639, 'segs': [{'end': 2644.261, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2616.974, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2621.018, 'text': 'And the main way we stake a claim is we, for example, make up a word for something.', 'start': 2616.974, 'duration': 4.044}, {'end': 2625.964, 'text': 'We say, this is, and then, and that becomes our kind of network.', 'start': 2621.578, 'duration': 4.386}, {'end': 2633.593, 'text': 'And it is, as you say, a very social thing, in the sense that if I make up a word for something and nobody else has ever heard that word,', 'start': 2626.004, 'duration': 7.589}, {'end': 2635.374, 'text': "it doesn't do me much good.", 'start': 2634.313, 'duration': 1.061}, {'end': 2644.261, 'text': "It's like if I can't send that rullial particle out from me and expect that somebody else can decode that rullial particle.", 'start': 2635.874, 'duration': 8.387}], 'summary': 'Creating new words can form a network for communication and connection, enhancing social interaction.', 'duration': 27.287, 'max_score': 2616.974, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo2616974.jpg'}, {'end': 2721.358, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2698.117, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2709.908, 'text': 'As we saw, we represent 10 to the minus 600 of inter-concept space, even with this very us-oriented version of map, version of inter-concept space.', 'start': 2698.117, 'duration': 11.791}, {'end': 2715.573, 'text': 'So the chance that we hit the same concepts, I think, is low.', 'start': 2709.948, 'duration': 5.625}, {'end': 2721.358, 'text': "but this is where observer theory is important, because we have to say an observer, okay, let's talk about an observer like us.", 'start': 2715.573, 'duration': 5.785}], 'summary': 'Representing 10^-600 of inter-concept space, chance of hitting same concepts is low. observer theory is important.', 'duration': 23.241, 'max_score': 2698.117, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo2698117.jpg'}, {'end': 2810.555, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2785.535, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 2792.502, 'text': "We've kind of got this society level observer that's determining, that's reflected in the course of history.", 'start': 2785.535, 'duration': 6.967}, {'end': 2798.807, 'text': 'And you know, I think that this question of sort of how do we get into what you know?', 'start': 2793.042, 'duration': 5.765}, {'end': 2801.87, 'text': 'what are the concepts relevant for a different kind of observer?', 'start': 2798.807, 'duration': 3.063}, {'end': 2803.471, 'text': 'Very interesting question.', 'start': 2802.33, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 2810.555, 'text': "And, you know, the concepts relevant for the dog, the concepts relevant for the whale, you know, we don't know.", 'start': 2804.051, 'duration': 6.504}], 'summary': 'Society level observer impacts history, relevance of concepts for different observers is unknown.', 'duration': 25.02, 'max_score': 2785.535, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo2785535.jpg'}, {'end': 2990.71, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2966.725, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 2974.607, 'text': "So it's really a question of what are you kind of signing up for as an observer? 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'summary': "Delves into conceptual colonization, inter-concept space, and observer theory, exploring the significance of word creation for communication, differences in basic concepts of alien species, and the idea of society as a higher-level observer. it also addresses the relationship between structured topology of information and computational grounding, highlighting friston's free energy principle and the need to express theoretical concepts in code.", 'chapters': [{'end': 2902.779, 'start': 2593.78, 'title': 'Conceptual colonization and observer theory', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of building and colonizing inter-concept space, the significance of making up words for communication, the potential differences in basic concepts of alien species, and the idea of society as a higher-level observer. it also touches on the biologically related organisms and their common emotions, and the possibility of other species developing different scientific concepts for space colonization.', 'duration': 308.999, 'highlights': ['The significance of making up words for communication is emphasized, as it forms the basis for staking a claim and creating a network, impacting the progression of intellectual species. The concept of society as a higher-level observer is introduced, highlighting its role in making decisions and shaping history.', 'The potential differences in basic concepts of alien species are discussed, suggesting a low chance of hitting the same concepts due to the vast inter-concept space. It also mentions the importance of observer theory in understanding different kinds of observers.', 'The common emotions and neurotransmitters shared by biologically related organisms, such as humans and dogs, are explored, indicating similarities in emotional spectra due to similar neurotransmitters. The possibility of other species developing different scientific concepts for space colonization is pondered, questioning whether they would arrive at the same higher-level scientific concepts or develop entirely different yet successful sciences.']}, {'end': 3247.639, 'start': 2902.779, 'title': 'Observer theory and agentiveness', 'summary': "Discusses the concept of observer theory, agentiveness, and the relationship between structured topology of information and computational grounding, with a focus on friston's free energy principle and the need to express theoretical concepts in code.", 'duration': 344.86, 'highlights': ["Friston's free energy principle and the structured topology of information The discussion revolves around the concept of structured topology of information and its relationship with Friston's free energy principle.", 'The need to express theoretical concepts in code and the computational grounding of ideas The importance of grounding theoretical concepts in computational code is emphasized, especially in the context of AI governance and philosophical debates.', 'The concept of observer theory and its relation to agentiveness The chapter explores the concept of observer theory and its connection to the notion of agentiveness, highlighting the need to build it on top of existing theories.', 'The challenge of understanding different cultural traditions and the role of code as a common ground The difficulty of comprehending various cultural traditions is discussed, emphasizing the role of code as a common ground for understanding and communication.', 'The idea of coherent existence and its relation to expanding the domain of real space The discussion delves into the concept of coherent existence in relation to the expansion of the domain of real space, raising questions about the nature of existence and different ways of thinking.']}], 'duration': 653.859, 'thumbnail': 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3317.37, 'duration': 7.109}, {'end': 3332.146, 'text': 'And I have to say, one of the ways that LLMs have been helping recently, which just really surprises me, is as they write Wolfram language code.', 'start': 3325.22, 'duration': 6.926}], 'summary': 'Discussion on retrieval augmented generation, failures, and potential evolution of wolfram language as an interface to ai and its surprising impact on writing wolfram code.', 'duration': 42.716, 'max_score': 3289.43, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo3289430.jpg'}, {'end': 3441.597, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3408.851, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3410.471, 'text': "So it's really pretty cool.", 'start': 3408.851, 'duration': 1.62}, {'end': 3418.147, 'text': "You'll type something in natural language and It'll start up and it'll start trying to write Wolfram language code.", 'start': 3410.712, 'duration': 7.435}, {'end': 3419.248, 'text': "It'll run that code.", 'start': 3418.167, 'duration': 1.081}, {'end': 3420.588, 'text': "It'll look at the results.", 'start': 3419.588, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 3427.011, 'text': 'Sometimes it iterates a whole bunch of times, just like a human programmer might do, saying well, I thought that was right, but actually no,', 'start': 3421.068, 'duration': 5.943}, {'end': 3427.591, 'text': "it's wrong.", 'start': 3427.011, 'duration': 0.58}, {'end': 3428.692, 'text': "It'll keep going.", 'start': 3427.971, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 3433.053, 'text': "We're gradually learning more and more about how to have that whole loop work better.", 'start': 3429.172, 'duration': 3.881}, {'end': 3441.597, 'text': "We're learning, I think, just put in the last couple of weeks, a thing which is read the blank documentation.", 'start': 3433.073, 'duration': 8.524}], 'summary': 'Ai system iterates to improve wolfram language code, learning from results and documentation.', 'duration': 32.746, 'max_score': 3408.851, 'thumbnail': 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GPT-4, reflects the intersection of language design, AI interface, and human preferences.', 'The discussion delves into the successes and failures of retrieval augmented generation and how the Wolfram language could potentially evolve to be a better interface to AI.', "The chapter also mentions the epic launch of the ChatGPT plugin and the speaker's dedication to language design throughout their career."]}, {'end': 3640.087, 'start': 3359.223, 'title': 'Emerging workflow with chat notebooks', 'summary': 'Discusses the emerging workflow of using chat notebooks to generate wolfram language code from natural language prompts, iteratively improving code with the help of llm, and its potential for on-ramping new users into coding, with an example of translating pascal code into wolfram language.', 'duration': 280.864, 'highlights': ['The workflow involves using chat notebooks to generate code from natural language prompts, iteratively refining the code with the help of the LLM, and potentially assisting new users in coding, as demonstrated by the translation of Pascal code into Wolfram language.', 'The LLM is capable of interpreting natural language prompts, generating Wolfram language code, and iteratively refining it based on feedback, which can be beneficial for users who are new to coding or unfamiliar with writing code.', 'The ability for the LLM to interpret and refine code based on natural language prompts demonstrates its potential to assist users in effectively communicating their ideas to generate code, as exemplified by the translation of Pascal code into Wolfram language, providing a starting point for further refinement.', 'The example of using the LLM to translate Pascal code into Wolfram language showcases the potential of leveraging natural language prompts to assist users in generating code, particularly for tasks that they may not have experience with, thereby facilitating the on-ramping of new users into coding.']}], 'duration': 392.408, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo3247679.jpg', 'highlights': ['The surprising usefulness of LLMs in generating Wolfram language code by hallucinating function names, as correctly divined by GPT-4, reflects the intersection of language design, AI interface, and human preferences.', 'The discussion delves into the successes and failures of retrieval augmented generation and how the Wolfram language could potentially evolve to be a better interface to AI.', 'The workflow involves using chat notebooks to generate code from natural language prompts, iteratively refining the code with the help of the LLM, and potentially assisting new users in coding, as demonstrated by the translation of Pascal code into Wolfram language.', 'The LLM is capable of interpreting natural language prompts, generating Wolfram language code, and iteratively refining it based on feedback, which can be beneficial for users who are new to coding or unfamiliar with writing code.']}, {'end': 4219.107, 'segs': [{'end': 3705.17, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3666.577, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3672.663, 'text': 'as well as the most advanced symbolic computational systems and the interface of those two.', 'start': 3666.577, 'duration': 6.086}, {'end': 3677.207, 'text': 'You know, people have been worried enough recently about just LLMs.', 'start': 3673.443, 'duration': 3.764}, {'end': 3680.77, 'text': 'And now we got LLMs combined with like that symbolic capability.', 'start': 3677.407, 'duration': 3.363}, {'end': 3683.552, 'text': "They're worried about AI and AI risk.", 'start': 3680.85, 'duration': 2.702}, {'end': 3688.336, 'text': 'And, you know, does it pose a risk to human beings, perhaps even an existential risk.', 'start': 3683.632, 'duration': 4.704}, {'end': 3695.662, 'text': 'And Congress is debating whether they need to regulate it and ban open source and even have airstrikes on rogue data centers,', 'start': 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'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo4151736.jpg'}], 'start': 3641.188, 'title': 'Ai risks and regulation', 'summary': "Explores the potential risks posed by advanced machine learning systems, including existential risks and regulatory measures being considered by congress, and discusses the importance of ai's actuation layer, impact on employment, and challenges of ai governance.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3705.17, 'start': 3641.188, 'title': 'Ai risks and regulation', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential risks posed by advanced machine learning systems and the debate around regulating and controlling their capabilities, with concerns raised about existential risks and potential regulatory measures being considered by congress.', 'duration': 63.982, 'highlights': ['Advanced machine learning systems combined with symbolic computational systems raise concerns about AI risks and potential existential threats, leading to debates in Congress about the need for regulation and potential extreme measures, such as banning open source and airstrikes on rogue data centers.', 'The potential existential risks posed by the integration of advanced machine learning and symbolic computational systems have led to discussions about the need for regulation, with Congress considering measures such as banning open source and even having airstrikes on rogue data centers.', 'The chapter delves into the concerns surrounding the combination of advanced machine learning systems and symbolic computational systems, highlighting the debates in Congress about the need for regulation and potential extreme measures to address the perceived risks, including banning open source and airstrikes on rogue data centers.']}, {'end': 4219.107, 'start': 3705.331, 'title': 'Ai risk: actuation and governance', 'summary': "Discusses the risks associated with ai, emphasizing the importance of actuation layer in ai's behavior, the potential impact on 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Highlighting the importance of actuation layer and the potential risks of AI-generated content influencing human behavior.", 'The potential impact of AI on employment is discussed, highlighting the historical pattern of automation leading to job fragmentation and the increasing role of automation in accomplishing tasks. Discussing the historical pattern of automation leading to job fragmentation and the increasing role of automation in accomplishing tasks.', 'The challenges of AI governance and computational irreducibility are explored, emphasizing the difficulty in predicting consequences and the need to consider the dynamics of AIs within a legal and constitutional framework. Exploring the challenges of AI governance, computational irreducibility, and the need to consider the dynamics of AIs within a legal and constitutional framework.']}], 'duration': 577.919, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo3641188.jpg', 'highlights': ['Congress debates regulation and extreme measures for AI risks, including banning open source and airstrikes on rogue data centers.', 'The potential existential risks of advanced machine learning systems lead to discussions about the need for regulation and extreme measures.', 'Concerns about AI-generated content influencing human behavior highlight the importance of the actuation layer.', 'Historical pattern of automation leads to job fragmentation and increasing role of automation in tasks.', 'Challenges of AI governance, computational irreducibility, and the need for legal and constitutional framework.']}, {'end': 5046.506, 'segs': [{'end': 4302.159, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4257.611, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4264.915, 'text': 'so it could have desires and could these agents become agents or observers in the computational universe?', 'start': 4257.611, 'duration': 7.304}, {'end': 4266.496, 'text': "I think that's the key question for you.", 'start': 4264.975, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 4274.5, 'text': 'Right Well, I mean, so the question is, to the innards, you know, inside us, we have certain experiences.', 'start': 4267.616, 'duration': 6.884}, {'end': 4277.662, 'text': 'I have no idea what experiences you have.', 'start': 4275.481, 'duration': 2.181}, {'end': 4279.843, 'text': "I'll never know what experiences you have.", 'start': 4277.722, 'duration': 2.121}, {'end': 4282.264, 'text': 'I only know what experiences I have.', 'start': 4280.382, 'duration': 1.882}, {'end': 4288.829, 'text': 'So the question is could a computational system similarly have its own internal experiences??', 'start': 4283.084, 'duration': 5.745}, {'end': 4292.592, 'text': "Well, I think that's why you know, looking at neural nets,", 'start': 4289.609, 'duration': 2.983}, {'end': 4301.639, 'text': 'things like this are sort of close enough to humans that I can as well assume that it has experiences as I can assume that you have experiences,', 'start': 4292.592, 'duration': 9.047}, {'end': 4302.159, 'text': 'so to speak.', 'start': 4301.639, 'duration': 0.52}], 'summary': 'Key question: can computational systems have internal experiences like humans? 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And I think the answer may be yes.", 'start': 4931.361, 'duration': 7.443}, {'end': 4943.723, 'text': "And I think that the what you start to realize is that it's almost inevitable.", 'start': 4939.365, 'duration': 4.358}, {'end': 4946.125, 'text': "It's the thermodynamics of AI.", 'start': 4944.123, 'duration': 2.002}, {'end': 4947.986, 'text': "Yes, it's the thermodynamics of AI.", 'start': 4946.205, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 4948.907, 'text': 'Yes, exactly.', 'start': 4948.146, 'duration': 0.761}, {'end': 4966.741, 'text': 'It is to me both satisfying, bizarre and a little bit disquieting that all these different things that one ends up thinking about get so connected.', 'start': 4948.927, 'duration': 17.814}, {'end': 4971.765, 'text': 'and and the disquieting part is that the concepts involved are pretty complicated.', 'start': 4966.741, 'duration': 5.024}], 'summary': 'Managing a billion ais may be easier than managing one ai, due to the thermodynamics of ai.', 'duration': 48.288, 'max_score': 4923.477, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo4923477.jpg'}], 'start': 4219.647, 'title': "Ai's impact on society", 'summary': "Discusses the possibility of ai agents developing instrumental goals and internal experiences, as well as the emergence of a meaningful economic system in a network of ais, and the philosophical depth needed to understand ai's impact on society.", 'chapters': [{'end': 4548.015, 'start': 4219.647, 'title': "Ai agents' development", 'summary': 'Discusses the possibility of ai agents developing instrumental goals and internal experiences, related to the computational universe, and the implications of giving ais survival instincts in terms of their behavior and motivations.', 'duration': 328.368, 'highlights': ["AI agents' potential development of instrumental goals and internal experiences is discussed in relation to the computational universe. The chapter explores the possibility of AI agents developing instrumental goals and internal experiences within the computational universe, raising questions about their potential as observers or agents.", 'Implications of giving AIs survival instincts on their behavior and motivations are discussed. The chapter delves into the potential implications of providing AIs with survival instincts, highlighting the impact on their behavior and motivations, drawing parallels to the history of life on Earth.', 'Comparison of experiences between humans and computational systems, such as neural nets and laptops, is presented. The comparison of experiences between humans and computational systems, including neural nets and even average laptops, is highlighted, suggesting similarities in internal views and experiences.']}, {'end': 5046.506, 'start': 4548.736, 'title': 'Ai network and emergent economics', 'summary': "Discusses the emergence of a meaningful economic system in a network of ais, the challenge of aligning reducible theories with narrative and the philosophical depth needed to understand ai's impact on society.", 'duration': 497.77, 'highlights': ['The emergence of a meaningful economic system in a network of AIs is discussed, suggesting a potential relationship with the emergence of a meaningful society.', "The challenge of aligning reducible theories with narrative and the philosophical depth needed to understand AI's impact on society is emphasized.", 'The discussion raises the question of whether it is easier to manage a billion AIs compared to managing one AI, pointing out the inevitability and thermodynamics of AI.', 'The interconnected concepts involved in understanding the impact of AI are highlighted, including computational irreducibility and the evolving base intuition in science.', "The importance of aligning reducible theories with narrative and the philosophical depth needed to understand AI's impact on society is emphasized."]}], 'duration': 826.859, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/dkpDjd2nHgo/pics/dkpDjd2nHgo4219647.jpg', 'highlights': ['The chapter explores the possibility of AI agents developing instrumental goals and internal experiences within the computational universe, raising questions about their potential as observers or agents.', 'The chapter delves into the potential implications of providing AIs with survival instincts, highlighting the impact on their behavior and motivations, drawing parallels to the history of life on Earth.', 'The comparison of experiences between humans and computational systems, including neural nets and even average laptops, is highlighted, suggesting similarities in internal views and experiences.', 'The emergence of a meaningful economic system in a network of AIs is discussed, suggesting a potential relationship with the emergence of a meaningful society.', 'The interconnected concepts involved in understanding the impact of AI are highlighted, including computational irreducibility and the evolving base intuition in science.', 'The discussion raises the question of whether it is easier to manage a billion AIs compared to managing one AI, pointing out the inevitability and thermodynamics of AI.']}], 'highlights': ["Dr. Stephen Wolfram's 50-year quest to understand the second law of thermodynamics and its application to AI and LLMs", 'The practical application of statistical mechanics to LLMs and the mystery of entropy increase', "The interplay between computational irreducibility and observers' computational boundedness determines how we perceive physics", 'The challenge of reconciling quantum mechanics with human observation and the complexities of quantum computing', 'The Rulliad contains all possible computations, and our observations are embedded within it, making observer theory crucial', 'The symbiotic relationship between language and culture, evolving faster than DNA, and with a life of its own', 'The potential differences in basic concepts of alien species are discussed, suggesting a low chance of hitting the same concepts due to the vast inter-concept space', 'The surprising usefulness of LLMs in generating Wolfram language code by hallucinating function names, as correctly divined by GPT-4', 'Congress debates regulation and extreme measures for AI risks, including banning open source and airstrikes on rogue data centers', 'The chapter explores the possibility of AI agents developing instrumental goals and internal experiences within the computational universe']}