Asterisk's latest is a retrospective on FHI by Tom Ough.
Including (stealing from Tom here:)
☛ Its apparent origin: a candlelit nerdsnipe
☛ When Bostrom and Anders Sandberg lodged with Derek Parfit
☛ The 'whiteboard panopticon'
☛ FHI's profound influence on the development of AI
☛ The ingredients of Bostrom's 'elixir'
☛ How the relationship with the university went downhill
☛ The attempts to save FHI, inc. a mooted transfer to the Department of Physics
☛ The moment the university swung the axe
☛ FHI's 'wake' at a local pub, and the FHI-inspired work that has ensued
☛ Unmasked for the first time: the nerf gun bandit who terrorised Littlegate House
First published:
November 19th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xhzL9GbfLCsLwJjKN/looking-back-on-the-future-of-humanity-institute-asterisk)
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