Cade Metz on his controversial Slate Star Codex article, new book "Genius Makers" & more | E1187
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Show notes:
0:00 Start
1:02 Jason intros Cade Metz & they discuss his background in covering AI, running into Slate Star Codex blogs & modern journalism
13:06 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist
14:41 Changing sentiment in coverage of technology companies - what events/companies caused this change?
19:20 Reflecting on the article's title: "Silicon Valley's Safe Space"
24:51 Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
26:20 Understanding the "Rationalists" who were the subjects of Cade's article, what they believe regarding free speech & encouraging all voices
35:56 DigitalOcean - Use App Platform for free and receive a $100 credit for any upgrade at https://do.co/twist
37:10 Why Cade revealed the author's name - was it doxxing? Understanding the timeline
46:16 How enabling all ideas/voices could promote toxic thinking, dangers of algorithmic moderation sending viewers down the rabbit hole
1:00:22 Should pseudonymous bloggers be subject to the same scrutiny as public figures with similar platforms? Online harassment at The New York Times
1:05:45 Starting the book after witnessing DeepMind's groundbreaking Go victory, ideation of neural networks
1:16:25 Biases of AI & machine learning, will one company "win it all," potential security concerns around quantum computing'
1:23:25 Threat of an AI apocalypse, a16z's battle against legacy media
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