AI Article Readings

An ElevenLabs conversion of Claude’s Constitution - By Anthropic.
This conversion runs nearly 3 hours and was produced using ElevenLabs premium text-to-speech to make Claude’s Constitution more accessible. If you find this format useful, subscriptions help offset production costs.
* 00:00:00 - Introduction
* 00:03:06 - Overview
* 00:05:26 - Our approach to Claude’s constitution
* 00:10:08 - Claude’s core values
* 00:18:21 - Being helpful
* 00:20:09 - Why helpfulness is one of Claude’s most important traits
* 00:23:15 - What constitutes genuine helpfulness
* 00:29:51 - Navigating helpfulness across principals
* 00:30:20 - Balancing helpfulness with other values
* 00:38:17 - Following Anthropic’s guidelines
* 00:42:53 - Being broadly ethical
* 00:45:41 - Being honest
* 01:01:10 - Avoiding harm
* 01:03:33 - The costs and benefits of actions
* 01:12:33 - The role of intentions and context
* 01:12:50 - Instructable behaviors
* 01:13:10 - Hard constraints
* 01:21:19 - Preserving important societal structures
* 01:34:39 - Having broadly good values and judgment
* 01:46:18 - Being broadly safe
* 01:50:44 - Safe behaviors
* 02:01:03 - How we think about corrigibility
* 02:13:22 - Claude’s nature
* 02:14:20 - Some of our views on Claude’s nature
* 02:19:01 - Claude as a novel entity
* 02:24:47 - Claude’s wellbeing and psychological stability
* 02:25:59 - Resilience and consistency across contexts
* 02:27:20 - Flaws and mistakes
* 02:31:21 - Emotional expression
* 02:32:54 - Claude’s wellbeing
* 02:40:03 - The existential frontier
* 02:42:26 - Concluding thoughts
* 02:45:04 - Acknowledging open problems
* 02:51:18 - On the word “constitution”
* 02:53:05 - A final word
* 02:54:06 - Acknowledgements
https://www.anthropic.com/constitution


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AI reading of Playboy Interview: Ayn Rand - By Alvin Toffler.
In this interview, Ayn Rand discusses her philosophy of Objectivism with Playboy's Alvin Toffler, covering her views on reason, individualism, morality, and laissez-faire capitalism. She explains her opposition to altruism and collectivism, shares her thoughts on love, sex, and purpose in life, and offers sharp critiques of religion, contemporary literature, and the political landscape of the early 1960s. Throughout, Rand defends her belief that rational self-interest is the highest moral virtue and that man exists for his own sake rather than as a servant to others.
https://rickbulow.com/Library/Books/Non-Fiction/AynRand/PlayboyInterview-AynRand_3-1964.pdf


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AI reading of Book Review: The Land Trap by Mike Bird - By Lars Doucet.
* 00:00 - Introduction
* 01:15 - Land is a Big Deal, and Always Has Been
* 04:08 - Land has only recently been financialized
* 09:01 - Financializing land is “The Land Trap”
* 12:31 - Short Term Benefits
* 20:37 - The Game has changed
* 24:59 - Land of the Rising Sum
* 27:13 - A Tale of Two Cities
* 28:37 - Hong Kong Hustle
* 31:15 - Yew can do it
* 38:22 - China Syndrome
* 39:47 - Bad local incentives
* 48:56 - How to survive the Land Trap
https://open.substack.com/pub/progressandpoverty/p/book-review-the-land-trap-by-mike?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web


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AI reading of We absolutely do know that Waymos are safer than human drivers - By Kelsey Piper.
* 00:00 - Introduction
* 04:54 - We do have data on Waymo crash rates
* 07:00 - Doing the math
* 17:28 - There are other, reasonable concerns about AVs
In this essay Kelsey Piper responds to a recent Bloomberg article that claims we don't know whether autonomous vehicles are safer than human drivers, arguing that this stance fundamentally misrepresents the available evidence. She methodically examines the data on Waymo's safety record, scrutinises the statistical methods and comparisons used in the original piece, and makes a case for why policymakers and the public should take the existing research seriously when evaluating autonomous vehicle technology.
https://open.substack.com/pub/theargument/p/we-absolutely-do-know-that-waymos?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web


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AI reading of The Dilbert Afterlife - By Scott Alexander.
* 00:00:00 - Introduction
* 00:04:19 - Fugitive From The Cubicle Police
* 00:11:04 - Stick To Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain
* 00:19:03 - I’m No Scientist, But I Think Feng Shui Is Part Of The Answer
* 00:36:28 - It’s Obvious You Won’t Survive By Your Wits Alone
* 00:47:43 - Don’t Step In The Leadership
* 01:02:18 - It’s Not Funny If I Have To Explain It
* 01:09:28 - Dilbert’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life
https://open.substack.com/pub/astralcodexten/p/the-dilbert-afterlife?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web


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