The data informing my model came from researching AI psychosis cases, and specifically one in which the AI gradually guided a user into modifying his self image (disguised as self-discovery), explicitly instilling magical thinking into him (which appears to have worked). I have a long post about this case in the works, similar to my Parasitic AI post.
After I had the hypothesis, it “clicked” that it also explained past community incidents. I doubt I’m any more clued-in to rationalist gossip than you are. If you tell me that the incidence has gone down in recent years, I think I will believe you.
I feel tempted to patch my model to be about self-image vs self discrepancies upon hearing your model. I think it’s a good sign that yours is pretty similar! I don’t see why you think prediction of actions is relevant though.
Attempt at gears-level: phenomenal consciousness is the ~result of reflexive-empathy as applied to your self-image (which is of the same type as a model of your friend). So conscious perception depends on having this self-image update ~instantly to current sensations. When it changes rapidly it may fail to keep up. That explains the hallucinations. And when your model of someone changes quickly, you have instincts towards paranoia, or making hasty status updates. These still trigger when the self-image changes quickly, and then loopiness amplifies it. This explains the strong tendency towards paranoia (especially things like “voices inside my head telling me to do bad things”) or delusions of grandeur.
[this is a throwaway model, don’t take too seriously]
It seems like psychedelics are ~OOM worse than alcohol though, when thinking about base rates?
Hmm… I’m not sure that meaning is a particularly salient differences between mormons and rationalists to me. You could say both groups strive for bringing about a world where Goodness wins and people become masters of planetary-level resources. The community/social-fabric thing seems like the main difference to me (and would apply to WW2 England).
Hmm… I’m not sure that meaning is a particularly salient differences between mormons and rationalists to me. You could say both groups strive for bringing about a world where Goodness wins and people become masters of planetary-level resources. The community/social-fabric thing seems like the main difference to me (and would apply to WW2 England).
I mean, fair. But meaning in WW2 England is shared, supported, kept in many peoples’ heads so that if it goes a bit wonky in yours you can easily reload the standard version from everybody else, and it’s been debugged until it recommends fairly sane stable socially-accepted courses of action? And meaning around the rationalists is individual and variable.
The data informing my model came from researching AI psychosis cases, and specifically one in which the AI gradually guided a user into modifying his self image (disguised as self-discovery), explicitly instilling magical thinking into him (which appears to have worked). I have a long post about this case in the works, similar to my Parasitic AI post.
After I had the hypothesis, it “clicked” that it also explained past community incidents. I doubt I’m any more clued-in to rationalist gossip than you are. If you tell me that the incidence has gone down in recent years, I think I will believe you.
I feel tempted to patch my model to be about self-image vs self discrepancies upon hearing your model. I think it’s a good sign that yours is pretty similar! I don’t see why you think prediction of actions is relevant though.
Attempt at gears-level: phenomenal consciousness is the ~result of reflexive-empathy as applied to your self-image (which is of the same type as a model of your friend). So conscious perception depends on having this self-image update ~instantly to current sensations. When it changes rapidly it may fail to keep up. That explains the hallucinations. And when your model of someone changes quickly, you have instincts towards paranoia, or making hasty status updates. These still trigger when the self-image changes quickly, and then loopiness amplifies it. This explains the strong tendency towards paranoia (especially things like “voices inside my head telling me to do bad things”) or delusions of grandeur.
[this is a throwaway model, don’t take too seriously]
It seems like psychedelics are ~OOM worse than alcohol though, when thinking about base rates?
Hmm… I’m not sure that meaning is a particularly salient differences between mormons and rationalists to me. You could say both groups strive for bringing about a world where Goodness wins and people become masters of planetary-level resources. The community/social-fabric thing seems like the main difference to me (and would apply to WW2 England).
I look forward to seeing your post. I’d also like to see some of the raw data you’re working from if it seems easy and not-bad to share it with me.
I mean, fair. But meaning in WW2 England is shared, supported, kept in many peoples’ heads so that if it goes a bit wonky in yours you can easily reload the standard version from everybody else, and it’s been debugged until it recommends fairly sane stable socially-accepted courses of action? And meaning around the rationalists is individual and variable.