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Pigeon Hour

Aaron Bergman

Recorded conversations; a minimal viable pod www.aaronbergman.net

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#13: Max Alexander and I debate whether total utilitarianism implies the very repugnant conclusion

The gang from Episode 10 is back, with yet another Consistently Candid x Pigeon Hour crossoverAs Sarah from Consistently Candid... more

10 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 54 minutes

#12: Arthur Wright and I discuss whether the Givewell suite of charities are really the best way of helping humans alive today, the value of reading old books, rock climbing, and more

Please follow Arthur on Twitter and check out his blog! Thank you for just summarizing my point in like... more

11 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 13 minutes

Drunk Pigeon Hour!

IntroAround New Years, Max Alexander, Laura Duffy, Matt and I tried to raise money for animal welfare (more specifically, ... more

09 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 35 minutes

Best of Pigeon Hour

Table of contentsNote: links take you to the corresponding section below; links to the original episode can be found there.*... more

24 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 47 minutes

#10: Pigeon Hour x Consistently Candid pod-crossover: I debate moral realism* with Max Alexander and Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse

IntroAt the gracious invitation of AI Safety Twitter-fluencer Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse, I appeared on the very first episode of her new... more

28 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes

#9: Sarah Woodhouse on discovering AI x-risk, Twitter, and more

Note: I can’t seem to edit or remove the “transcript” tab. I recommend you ignore that and just look at... more

15 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes

#8: Max Alexander and I solve ethics, philosophy of mind, and cancel culture once and for all

* Follow ⁠Max on Twitter⁠* And read his ⁠blog⁠* Listen here or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts * RIP Google... more

06 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes

#7: Holly Elmore on AI pause, wild animal welfare, and some cool biology things I couldn't fully follow but maybe you can

* Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts* Be sure to check out and follow Holly’s Substack and org Pause AI.... more

17 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 37 minutes

#6 Daniel Filan on why I'm wrong about ethics (+ Oppenheimer and what names mean in like a hardcore phil of language sense)

Listen on: * Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Google PodcastsNote: the core discussion on ethics begins at 7:58 and moves into philosophy... more

07 Aug 2023 · 2 hours, 5 minutes

#5: Nathan Barnard (again!) on why general intelligence is basically fake

Very imperfect transcript: bit.ly/3QhFgEJSummary from Clong: The discussion centers around the concept of a unitary general intelligence or cognitive ability.... more

28 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes

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