Blake's Substack
Blake EliasBlake's thoughts on tech, philosophy, and science.
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Preview: Eleos Conference on AI Consciousness
This weekend I will attend the Eleos Conference on AI Consciousness and Welfare. I’m unsure how much I’ll attend versus prioritizing rest, rejuvenation and thinking about my “main quest” these days of analyzing extinction risk. After a bit...
Humans Will Not Go Extinct in Next 5 (or 50) years
[The following is an answer I gave on my recent application to MATS Winter 2027.]
Q: Make a claim about advanced AI over the next 5 years that thoughtful, knowledgeable people would disagree about (i.e., don’t state obvious claims). The cl...
Which Technologies are Best for Flourishing?
[The following is an answer I gave on my recent application to MATS Winter 2027.]
Q: Imagine each of the options below are fully achievable. Which would be the most beneficial for long-term flourishing? Rank from top (most beneficial) to b...
Reading List: Why Superintelligence May Be Less of a Risk Than We Think
Some intuitive arguments I find compelling:
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Why AI Won't Kill Us All
A lot of people are worried that AI will kill us all. A book was recently published called “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.” This isn’t just paranoia from w...
Unified Knowledge for the Philosopher-Builder
I used to think the most valuable knowledge to gain (at least for my interests) was STEM-related: coding, engineering, mathematics, etc.
But as soon as I finished my studies and entered the working world, I realized I had an even deeper cu...
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Putting moral philosophy on mathematical and physical foundations. Writing about technology and living systems. ML systems engineer at Google; previously researcher at MIT Media Lab, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, and Microsoft Research AI.
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