Disruption

An open discussion of technological disruption, how it works, what it means and how to play a positive part in it. Run by Adam Dorr, Director of Research at RethinkX, and Daniel Murfet. Topics vary widely, but in 2023 we have talked a lot about artificial intelligence. The seminar is held most weeks, see the metauni homepage for the schedule.

• Venue: the Rising Sea.

2023

• 12-1-23 Adam’s talk at the metauni festival on Brighter (video, transcript).
• 19-1-23 Seminar 37: New players in the world of ideas (video, transcript)
• 26-1-23 Seminar 38: New players, new games (video, transcript)
• 2-2-23 Seminar 39: New games, chatbots and constructs (video, transcript)
• 9-2-23 Seminar 40: ChatGPT and rapid adoption of new software (video, transcript)
• 2-3-23 Seminar 41: AGI and politics pt 2 (video, transcript)
• 9-3-23 Seminar 42: Joining the Manhattan Project (video, transcript)
• 16-3-23 Seminar 43: The GPT4 edition (video, transcript)
• 20-4-23 Seminar 44: The pause letter (video)
• 27-4-23 Seminar 45: AI regulation and geopolitics (video)
• 4-5-23 Seminar 46: Closed vs open in the world of AI (video)
• 11-5-23 Seminar 47: The orthogonality thesis (video)
• 18-5-23 Seminar 48: Transhumanism as a politicial issue (video)
• 25-5-23 Seminar 49: Models of existential risk from AI (video)
• 1-6-23 Seminar 50: New hardware new wetware (video)
• 8-6-23 Seminar 51: Automation, UBI and movies (video)
• 15-6-23 Seminar 52: The UFO episode (video)
• 13-7-23 Seminar 53: Mentorship in research organisations (video)
• 20-7-23 Seminar 54: The future of independent research (video)
• 10-8-23 Seminar 55: AI Safety progress and communication (video)
• 17-8-23 Seminar 56: Running a remote research group (video)

2022

• 4-11-2021 Seminar 1: What is a science of Disruption? (video, transcript).
• 11-11-2021 Seminar 2: Speed, scale, precision (video, transcript).
• 16-12-21 Seminar 6: Brad Libby on historical examples of disruption (video, transcript).
• 23-12-21 Seminar 7: International Energy Agency projections (video, transcript).
• 13-1-22 Seminar 8: SSPs of IPCC Sixth Assessment report (video, transcript).
• 3-2-22 Seminar 9: A discussion of abundance (video, transcript).
• 10-2-22 Seminar 10: Derailing disruption (video, transcript).
• 17-2-22 Seminar 11: Automation and robotics (video, transcript).
• 24-2-22 Seminar 12: Social impact of disruption (video, transcript).
• 24-3-22 Seminar 13: Can democracy survive without growth? (video, transcript).
• 31-3-22 Seminar 14: Conceptual frameworks for automation and disruption (video, transcript).
• 28-4-22 Seinar 15: Pulses and restoration (video, transcript).
• 5-5-22 Seminar 16: Pulses and restoration Part 2 (video, transcript).
• 23-6-22 Seminar 17: What does Disruption studies have to offer AI Safety? (video, transcript).
• 30-6-22 Seminar 18: AI Disruption (video, transcript).
• 21-7-22 Seminar 19: Reversal of fortune (video, transcript).
• 11-8-22 Seminar 20: A checklist for reasoning about disruption (video, transcript).
• 18-8-22 Seminar 21: More on AI impacts (video, transcript).
• 25-8-22 Seminar 22: Art and AI (video, transcript).
• 1-9-22 Seminar 23: Relating to AIs (video, transcript).
• 15-9-22 Seminar 24: Riding the Tiger vs Can’t Even Build Subways (video, transcript).
• 29-9-22 Seminar 25: AGI access as coin of the realm (video, transcript).
• 6-10-22 Seminar 26: Whither GDP pt 1 (video, transcript).
• 13-10-22 Seminar 27: Whither GDP pt 2 (video, transcript).
• 20-10-22 Seminar 28: Whither GDP pt 3 (video, transcript).
• 27-10-22 Seminar 29: AGI timelines pt 1 (video, transcript).
• 3-11-22 Seminar 30: AGI timelines pt 2 (video, transcript).
• 10-11-22 Seminar 31: Why do we do mathematics? (video, transcript).
• 17-11-22 Seminar 32: Individuals and AGI (video, transcript).
• 24-11-22 Seminar 33: AGI and politics (video, transcript).
• 1-12-22 Seminar 34: Illusions and human limitation (video, transcript).
• 8-12-22 Seminar 35: Disrupting education pt1 (video, transcript).
• 15-12-22 Seminar 36: Adam’s new book Brighter (video).