247 – The Void, with Matt Freeman, part 2

We continue discussing Nostalgebraist’s “The Void” in the context of how to relate to LLMs. If God imagines Claude hard enough, does Claude become real? LINKS The Void Audio reading of The Void , from AskWho The referenced episode where the three of us spoke of Janus’s post “Simulators” Claude-Clark post – Simulacra Welfare: Meet Clark , by Grace Kind Golden Gate Claude Vox on Shrimp Welfare Kelsey Piper on UBI not helping Americans Eneasz story collection “ Dear Grom ” and his novel “ What Lies Dreaming ” Paid Bonus content for the week – T he lads get sniped by DoofMovies.com ( patreon , substack ) 00:00:05 – The Void 01:32:08 – Guild of the Rose 01:35:41 – Miscellanea 01:41:45 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon , or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord ! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose , check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning soon

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