Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player who is a Pro Tour and Grand Prix winner, and member of the MTG Hall of Fame. He’s also been a professional trader and market maker, and a startup founder. He’s been involved in the rationalist movement for many years, and today, he writes about AI, rationality, game design and theory, philosophy, and more on his blog, Don’t Worry About the Vase.
PODCAST LINKS:
Video Transcript: https://www.theojaffee.com/p/3-zvi-mowshowitz
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Playlist of all episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVN8-zhbMh9YnOGVRT9m0xzqTNGD_sujj
SOCIALS:
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/theojaffee
My Substack: https://www.theojaffee.com
Zvi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thezvi
Zvi’s Blog: https://thezvi.wordpress.com/
Zvi’s Substack: https://thezvi.substack.com/
Balsa Research: https://balsaresearch.com/
CHAPTERS:
Intro (0:00)
Zvi’s Background (0:42)
Rationalism (6:28)
Critiques of Rationalism (20:08)
The Pill Poll (39:26)
Balsa Research (47:58)
p(doom | AGI) (1:05:47)
Alignment (1:17:18)
Decentralization and the Cold War (1:39:42)
More on AI (1:53:53)
Dealing with AI Risks (2:07:40)
Writing (2:18:57)