Sean Carroll

And then you match the data to the observations and you figure out, aha, the data will match the observations if 70% of the universe is dark energy, vacuum energy, 30% is matter, and 10 to the minus 4 is radiation, something like that. Now, when we explain this to people, they don't want to hear that. They want to hear the universe is accelerating or the universe is not accelerating.

And that's true. Those are accurate statements. The universe is accelerating right now. But the way that you actually get there is this very careful procedure of matching data with theoretical predictions. Ken Wolf says, I recall you saying that you are not fond of the old-fashioned cocktail because it depends too much on sweetness for its flavor.

And that's true. Those are accurate statements. The universe is accelerating right now. But the way that you actually get there is this very careful procedure of matching data with theoretical predictions. Ken Wolf says, I recall you saying that you are not fond of the old-fashioned cocktail because it depends too much on sweetness for its flavor.

Is there any whiskey or scotch-based cocktail that you do like, or is anything more than a splash of water simply not acceptable? Well, look, everything's acceptable. I hope I've been clear about that. You can do whatever you like. I have my own preferences. If you include American whiskeys like bourbon and rye, then certainly I love lots of cocktails with whiskeys. I'm a huge fan of Manhattan's.

Is there any whiskey or scotch-based cocktail that you do like, or is anything more than a splash of water simply not acceptable? Well, look, everything's acceptable. I hope I've been clear about that. You can do whatever you like. I have my own preferences. If you include American whiskeys like bourbon and rye, then certainly I love lots of cocktails with whiskeys. I'm a huge fan of Manhattan's.

among other things. I don't know exactly what the definition of whiskey is as opposed to other spirits. So I don't know, you know, is brandy whiskey? Is cognac whiskey? I think typically not, but they're comparable. They're similar in certain ways to bourbon or rye. Scotch is notoriously a spirit that is hard to turn into cocktails, right?

among other things. I don't know exactly what the definition of whiskey is as opposed to other spirits. So I don't know, you know, is brandy whiskey? Is cognac whiskey? I think typically not, but they're comparable. They're similar in certain ways to bourbon or rye. Scotch is notoriously a spirit that is hard to turn into cocktails, right?

It's so unique and it's so flavorful on its own that either drinking a neater over an ice cube is how I would generally go. Kelly Hoogland says, what do you think the average person misunderstands the most about artificial intelligence and large language models?

It's so unique and it's so flavorful on its own that either drinking a neater over an ice cube is how I would generally go. Kelly Hoogland says, what do you think the average person misunderstands the most about artificial intelligence and large language models?

For me, I've heard a lot of buzz about how ChatGPT is much more water and energy intensive than a standard Google search, a fact which people are now using as a moral argument against people using it at the individual level.

For me, I've heard a lot of buzz about how ChatGPT is much more water and energy intensive than a standard Google search, a fact which people are now using as a moral argument against people using it at the individual level.

I feel like this completely misses the mark and is analogous to shaming someone for forgetting to bring their own grocery bag and turning a blind eye to corporations profit maximizing behavior. In my opinion, this is a greater misunderstanding than the fear that AGI is going to take over and start ruling us.

I feel like this completely misses the mark and is analogous to shaming someone for forgetting to bring their own grocery bag and turning a blind eye to corporations profit maximizing behavior. In my opinion, this is a greater misunderstanding than the fear that AGI is going to take over and start ruling us.

Maybe that's possible, but, you know, plenty of people do shame each other for not bringing their own grocery bags. This is just a feature of human nature. It's not a great feature of human nature. I'm on your side about deploring it.

Maybe that's possible, but, you know, plenty of people do shame each other for not bringing their own grocery bags. This is just a feature of human nature. It's not a great feature of human nature. I'm on your side about deploring it.

But when we see individual behavior, we find that very judgeable in a way that the invisible corporate or systemic or government, for that matter, behavior behind the scenes does. tends to be a little bit more invisible, going back to the shooting the United CEO kind of thing, right?

But when we see individual behavior, we find that very judgeable in a way that the invisible corporate or systemic or government, for that matter, behavior behind the scenes does. tends to be a little bit more invisible, going back to the shooting the United CEO kind of thing, right?

I mean, how do you relate, how do you compare the crime of shooting an individual person on the street to the crime of denying a whole bunch of people health care, right? One is much more visceral. and visible.

I mean, how do you relate, how do you compare the crime of shooting an individual person on the street to the crime of denying a whole bunch of people health care, right? One is much more visceral. and visible.

In the case of AIs and large language models, I do think that there is some tribalism going on, some choosing of sides, because there's a whole bunch of reasons why you might be either skeptical or outright hostile to AIs. One reason is the way that they have been deployed by corporations, right? Google searches or Microsoft products are now full of AI when nobody asked for it.