Greetings fellow [[Ontology|reality]] connoisseur! ## Exocortex content - [[Science]] - [[Technology]], [[Artificial Intelligence]] - [[Philosophy]] - [[Future]] - [[Everything]] - [[Pages sorted by size]] - [[Highlights]] - [[Unsorted to be included]] - [[Structure of everything.canvas|Canvas of everything]] - [[Videos]] - [[Science fiction]] - [[Art]], [[Music]] - [[Book - Understanding the nature of reality using mathematics and building the future]]: [[science]], [[philosophy]], [[formal science]], [[mathematics]], [[natural science]], [[physics]], [[biology]], [[neuroscience]], [[intelligence]], [[technology]],[[artificial intelligence]], [[Large language model|large language models]], [[neurosymbolic AI]], [[AI engineering]], [[mechanistic interpretability]], [[mathematical theory of artificial intelligence]], [[artificial intelligence x biological intelligence]], [[Benefits, risks, impact and future of artificial intelligence|AI's benefits, risks, impact and future]], [[Future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics|future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology]], [[movements]], [[politics]], [[immortality]], [[surviving the end of the universe]], [[cognitive science]], [[consciousness]], [[ontology]], [[Why is there something rather than nothing?]], [[philosophy]], [[logic]], [[metamathematics]], [[meditation]], [[everything]], [[theory of everything]], [[Effective Omni]] ## Overview - I explore [[intelligence]], [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[engineering]], [[technology]], [[artificial intelligence]], [[machine learning]], [[physics]], [[computer science]], (not only [[computational neuroscience|computational]]) [[neuroscience]], [[cognitive science]], [[transhumanism]], [[AI engineering]], [[Benefits, risks, impact and future of artificial intelligence|AI's benefits, risks, impact and future]], [[reverse engineering]] [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] using [[mechanistic interpretability]], [[mathematical theory of artificial intelligence]], [[future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics]], [[movements]], [[Effective Altruism]] x [[Effective Accelerationism]], [[longevity]], [[wellbeing]], [[biology]], [[philosophy]], [[consciousness]], [[risks]], [[theory of everything]], [[Artificial Intelligence x Biological Intelligence]] - [[Large language model|large language models]], [[neurosymbolic AI]], [[generalization]], [[AI safety]], [[artificial general intelligence]], [[superintelligence]] - [[neurotechnology]], [[immortality]], [[human intelligence amplification]], [[structure]] of [[experience]], [[psychotechnology]], [[agency]], [[meaning]], [[motivation]], [[meditation]], [[psychedelics]] - [[singularity]], [[longtermism]], [[rationalism]], [[Extropianism]], [[TPOT]], [[hedonistic imperative]], [[cosmism]] - [[logic]], [[metamathematics]] - [[omnidisciplionary|omnidisciplionarity]], [[omniperspectivity]] - [[artificial neural networks|neural networks]], [[data science]], [[programming]], [[Programming language theory|programming languages]], [[software engineering]], [[hardware engineering]], [[electronics]] - [[metamodernism]], [[secular spirituality]], [[neurophenomenology]], [[metaphysics]], [[ontology]] - [[systems theory]], [[information theory]] - [[future]], [[freedom]], [[growth]], [[flourishing]], [[politics]] - spreading [[sentience]] full of [[intelligence]] and [[wellbeing]] across the whole [[universe]], making our [[civilization]] ascend to higher [[Kardashev scale]]. ## [[Artificial intelligence]] [[research]] and [[engineering]] - How does [[artificial intelligence]] (and [[intelligence]] more generally) that might soon become very [[Artificial General Intelligence|general]] and [[Superintelligence|superintelligent]], works from an [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] lens using all sorts of [[mathematics]] and methodologies from [[computer science]], [[statistics]], [[information theory]], [[physics]], [[mechanistic interpretability]], [[cognitive science]], [[geometry]], [[pure mathematics]] and so on, what is the [[mathematical theory of artificial intelligence]]? How to mathematically and [[empiricism|empirically]] understand current and future AI systems, why and how they work, and how to make them much more [[reliable]], [[robust]], [[mechanistic interpretability|steerable]], [[Creativity|creative]], [[intelligence|intelligent]], [[AI safety|safe]] etc. across all levels of their development, such as with [[formal verification]]? What are the current state of the art results and methods in [[AI engineering]] and [[AI research|research]] in [[academia]] and [[industry]], such as mathematical results, empirical results, and tools used like [[PyTorch]]? What will be future developments in [[Scaling hypothesis|scaling]], [[data]], [[algorithms]], [[architecture]], [[hardware]], wrappers, [[agent|agents]], [[Multiagent system|multiagent systems]], etc.? How good in what usecases are various AI paradigms such as [[statistical AI]], [[connectionist AI]] with [[deep learning]], [[symbolic AI]], [[neurosymbolic AI]], [[evolutionary AI]], [[cognitive AI]], [[bayesian AI]], [[biologically-inspired AI]] such as [[neuromorphic AI]], [[quantum AI]], [[embodied AI]], [[distributed AI]], etc.? How can we merge different paradigms? What would be considered as [[Artificial General Intelligence]] and [[Superintelligence]]? How to define, measure and build [[intelligence]]? How much does [[AI safety]] play a role? What is the intersection of [[artificial intelligence x biological intelligence]] x [[collective intelligence]]? How to create [[theory of everything in intelligence]]? ##### State of the art - I am interested in the current state of the art top [[artificial Intelligence]] systems ([[machine learning]], [[data science]], [[statistics]], [[deep learning]], [[generative AI]] ([[Large language model|large language models]], image/sound/video models, [[multimodal]] models), [[reinforcement learning]] models, [[symbolic AI|expert systems]], [[neurosymbolic AI]], etc. I want to use them in practice for the benefit of others, such as for [[Artificial Intelligence#Crossovers|automating]] mundane tasks (dishes, laundry), [[Artificial intelligence x Healthcare|healthcare]] ([[AMIE]], [[AlphaFold]], [[SLIViT]]), [[Artificial intelligence x Programming|programming]] (coding [[AI copilots]] such as GitHub copilot, [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/), Replit, and [[autonomous software engineers]]), [[Artificial intelligence x Science|science]] ([[autonomous science]] such as [[AI scientist]]), physics ([[FermiNet]]), [[Artificial Intelligence x Mathematics|mathematics]] ([[AlphaProof]]), [[Artificial Intelligence x Engineering|technology]] development ([[AlphaChip]], [[virtual reality]]), [[chatbot]] assistants grounded in reality, [[education]], [[information searching]], minimizing various [[risks]] and [[crises]], [[transportation]], [[manufacturing]], [[security]], [[cybersecurity]], [[energy optimization]], [[supply chain optimization]], [[weather forecasting]], [[agriculture]], [[translation]], [[recommendations]], [[finance]], [[call centers]], [[entertainment]], [[legal services]], [[games]], [[robotics]] for good, [[altruism]], etc. by [[prediction|predicting]], [[forecasting]], [[generation|generating]], [[classification]], [[analysis]], [[clustering]], [[segmentation|segmentating]] etc., with [[AI engineering]] methods by [[building]] and [[training]] models, [[finetuning]], [[prompt engineering]], [[retrieval augmented generation]], [[agent]] and [[multiagent]] frameworks, etc. using [[PyTorch]], [[Keras]], [[Scikit-learn]], [[FastAI]], [[OpenAI]] or [[Anthropic]] API, [[Llama]] locally or deployed, [[Llamaindex]], [[Langchain]], [[Autogen]], [[LangGraph]], [[Vector database|vector databases]], etc. ([Courses - DeepLearning.AI](https://www.deeplearning.ai/courses/), [Practical Deep Learning for Coders - Practical Deep Learning](https://course.fast.ai/), [Stanford CS229: Machine Learning](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoROMvodv4rNyWOpJg_Yh4NSqI4Z4vOYy)) ##### [[Mathematics|Mathematical]] and other fundamentals, [[steerability]] - I am interested in trying to [[Mathematical theory of artificial intelligence|mathematically]] and [[Mechanistic interpretability|empirically]] understand current and future AI systems, why and how they work, and how to make them much more [[reliable]], [[robust]], [[mechanistic interpretability|steerable]], [[Creativity|creative]], [[intelligence|intelligent]], [[AI safety|safe]] etc. across all levels of their development! Better steering wheel for AI systems would be great! [[Reinforcement learning from human feedback|RLHF]], [[prompt engineering]], [[agents|systems made of LLMs]], and current [[reverse engineering]] methods don't seem to be enough! [[Mechanistic interpretability]], [[neurosymbolic AI]], [[weak to strong generalization]] paradigm, and [[formal verification]] sound promising! ([A Comprehensive Mechanistic Interpretability Explainer & Glossary - Dynalist](https://dynalist.io/d/n2ZWtnoYHrU1s4vnFSAQ519J)) I'm curious about the [[mathematical theory of artificial intelligence]]! ## [[Future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics|Big picture of artificial intelligence]] - I love AI for [[science]] like [[biology]] and [[physics]], [[mathematics]], [[healthcare]], [[education]], [[technology]] development for good, understanding the nature of [[intelligence]], increasing the standards of living for all, progress of civilization and so on. I want to see more of that please! I want to see AI applied much more in [[science]], [[technology]], [[engineering]], [[mathematics]], [[healthcare]], [[altruism|altruistic]] usecases, etc. I want to see it as a tool that generates [[abundance]] for everyone. I want the technology to build better future for all. I want the [[technology]] to fight poverty and other world problems and [[risks]]. I want the research to help understand the nature of [[intelligence]]. I want the technology to [[agency|empower]] all humans that don't want to see the world burn or are not dictators. I want the power of it be used for good. I want the power to not be concentrated. I want to see it developed safely and ethically in steerable way. I want people to get compensated properly. I'm trying to push that and help to work towards these goals more! AI can be used for both bad, good, and neutral things. Let's maximize the good usecases! - What are the [[benefits, risks, impact and future of artificial intelligence]]? How will the current [[artificial intelligence]] revolution transform [[humanity]] [[Technology|technologically]], [[economics|economically]], [[culture|culturally]], [[government|governmentaly]]? How to make sure that AI benefits everyone, such as by [[Artificial Intelligence#Crossovers|automating]] mundane tasks (dishes, laundry), [[Artificial intelligence x Science|science]] ([[AlphaFold]] in [[biology]]), physics ([[FermiNet]]), [[Artificial Intelligence x Mathematics|mathematics]] ([[AlphaProof]]), [[Artificial intelligence x Healthcare|healthcare]] (diagnosis), [[Artificial Intelligence x Engineering|technology]] development ([[recursive self-improvement]]), [[Artificial intelligence x Programming|programming]] (copilots, autonomous software engineers), preventing various [[risks]] (biorisks), useful [[chatbot]] assistants and [[Robotics|robots]] factually grounded in reality etc.? How does existing [[technology]] already make us [[cyborg|cyborgs]]? - Is [[artificial intelligence]] a tool like scissors, or like [[internet]], or like [[electricity]], or as powerful as [[nuclear weapons]], or even more powerful and AI systems will populate the whole galaxy, or are we growing new species that will require moral rights? How can we collectively create optimistic stories about our [[future]] and build that great future together? Will there be [[post-scarcity economy]] where [[technology]] generates [[abundance]] for all, not just for select few? How to make sure that people in the [[AI]] and in general the [[fourth industrial revolution]] with exponential [[automation]] don't [[suffering|suffer]]? Maybe something like [[universal basic income]] or [[universal basic services|services]] will be needed to catch up with [[lob loss]] with increasing [[automation]]? Is [[universal basic income]] or [[universal basic services|services]] realistic? How to minimize [[power concentration]] in the hands of the few? How to prevent realistic [[risks]]? Is rogue [[superintelligence|superintelligent]] AI likely? How to prevent [[regulatory capture]]? Is [[singularity]] near? How will [[singularity]] look like? ## [[Science]], [[Technology]], [[Engineering]], [[Mathematics]], [[Physics]], [[Biology]] - How does [[reality]], [[science]], [[technology]], [[engineering]], [[mathematics]] work? What is the structure of everything, what equations govern everything across all scales, what is the source code of our reality? How does [[astrophysics]], [[celestial mechanics]], etc. emerge from lower scales? How does [[sociology]] [[emergence|emerge]] from [[neuroscience]] and [[biology]], and how that emerges from [[chemistry]], and that from [[physics]]? What are the answers to the questions in [[cosmology]]? What is the best simplest most [[prediction|predictive]] and [[explanation|explanatory]], most useful, integrating, unifying [[model]] in all [[Natural science|natural sciences]], using all its [[applied mathematics]] methods, like [[linear algebra]], [[calculus]], [[differential equations]], [[geometry]], [[topology]], [[discrete mathematics]], [[probability theory]], [[statistics]], [[graph theory]], etc. with the help of [[pure mathematics]]? How can we use the methods of [[physics]] in as many fields as possible? How to effectively map [[Everything|all]] of [[knowledge]] and follow state of the art in [[Omnidisciplinary|many fields]] at once? How to most effectively create a [[general|generalist]] [[synthesis]], but also [[Artificial narrow intelligence|narrowly]] model [[reality]] [[concrete|concretely]] on each level of [[abstraction]] on all scales, scruting the seemingly inscrutable [[reality]]'s [[quantum field theory|quantum fields]] with it's [[Emergence|emergent]] laws? How do we turn the seeming [[alchemy]] of [[Natural science|empirical sciences]] into deep [[understanding]] of its [[First principles thinking|underlying mechanisms]] by the most optimal mathematical [[Intelligence as compression|compression]]? How can [[Artificial intelligence x Science|AI]] accelerate this process? How can we infer the best tools for different domains for different usecases? How can we understand and unify all mathematical subfields using abstract [[mathematics]] such as [[category theory]]? How can we integrate together all methods from different [[physics]] subfields, such as tools from [[classical mechanics]], [[statistical mechanics]], [[quantum mechanics]], [[quantum field theory]], and so on? How to solve [[quantum gravity]]? Are [[string theory]] and [[loop quantum gravity]] good solutions to [[quantum gravity]]? How to create a [[theory of everything]], [[theory of everything in fundamental physics]], [[theory of everything in all of physics]], [[theory of everything in natural sciences]], [[theory of everything in all of science]]? ## [[Neuroscience|Brain]], [[experience|mind]], and [[biology|body]] - What is [[life]]? How does the [[Neuroscience|brain]] work? How to [[Omnidisciplinary|integrate]] the lenses of [[biology]], [[neuroscience]], [[chemistry]], [[computational neuroscience]], [[statistics]], [[probability theory]], [[physics]], [[machine learning]], [[systems theory]] or other [[mathematics]] in terms of understanding the [[brain]]? How does [[learning]] work, what kind of [[intelligence]] is [[biological intelligence]] compared to [[artificial Intelligence]], what is the [[Artificial Intelligence x Biological Intelligence|intersection between biological and artificial intelligence]]? How to reverse engineer and [[Human intelligence amplification|amplify human intelligence]], [[agency]], [[wellbeing]] and [[longevity]] to catch up to exponentially increasing [[artificial intelligence|machine intelligence]] using [[neurotechnology]], [[biotechnology]], and other methods? How does [[wellbeing]], [[agency]], [[drive]], [[productivity]], [[meaning]] etc. work on the level of the [[Neuroscience|brain]] and the whole [[society]] according to [[cognitive science]]? On what level are factors influencing these phenomena [[Nature vs nurture|genetic and on what level are they environmental]]? What is the [[Physics|physical]] [[Physicalism|substrate]] of [[experience]]? How does [[experience]] arise? What's the best [[philosophy of mind]] position? What are the best [[Psychotechnology|psychotechnologies]] and [[Neurotechnology|neurotechnologies]] strenghtening or transforming the [[Neuroscience|neuroscience]] and [[functionalism|software]] of the [[brain]], for example [[intelligence]], [[wellbeing]] and [[longevity]], like [[brain computer interface|brain computer interfaces]], [[meditation]], [[philosophy]], [[psychotherapy]], [[selfhelp]], [[culture]], [[substances]], [[cold exposure]], or just [[health|healthy]] lifestyle, what are the realistic limits? How can we upgrade our [[sentience|sentient]] [[Physicalism|substrate]] collectively? How to achieve [[longevity]]? Is [[immortality]] solvable [[engineering]] problem and how? ## [[Technorealism]], [[future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics]] - How to be not naively [[technooptimism|technooptimistic]] or [[technopesimism|technopessimistic]] when it comes to [[technology]], but something in the middle, [[technorealism|technorealistic]]? How can we gather the benefits of [[technology]] and minimize the [[risks of artificial intelligence]] and [[technology]] in general? How can we merge the ideas of [[Effective Altruism]] and [[Effective Accelerationism]]? How can we the most effectively use [[science]], [[technology]] and other methods to adapt or solve the biggest [[world problems]] and prevent [[risks]], from [[suffering]] from for example [[poverty]], [[war|wars]], [[injustice]], [[crisis|crises]]? How to prevent [[existential risks]] such as natural or engineered [[pandemic|pandemics]], [[nuclear war]], [[environmental collapse]]? How is [[polycrisis]] actually real and how do we solve it? How to use [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] and other [[technology]] to solve and prevent all these problems? How to prevent [[technology]] itself becoming too powerful or in the hands of the wrong people like dictators? Should it be [[open source]]? What is the best [[politics|political system]]? Is it [[liberalism]], [[collectivism]], [[individualism]], [[global governance]], [[benevolent dictator|benevolent dictators]], [[AI assisted governance]], [[global AGI governance]], [[decentralization]], [[democracy]], [[anarchism]], [[minimal state]], and so on? Should we [[regulation|regulate]] more, or less, and regulate what and when? - How do we collectively steer all of [[Experience|sentience]] not into oppressive [[dystopia]] without [[democracy]], or complete [[extinction]], or [[plateau]] without progress, but into [[collective]] [[protopia]], collective growth of [[science]], [[technology]], [[intelligence]], [[wellbeing]], connection, [[knowledge]], [[drive]], [[motivation]], [[freedom]], [[agency]], [[survival]], longterm [[adaptability]], [[stability]], [[sustainability]], [[love]], [[peace]], [[safety]], [[meaning]], [[fulfillment]], [[selfactualization]]? ## [[Metamathematics]] and [[philosophy]] - What is the most useful [[logic]] and [[foundations of mathematics]] and [[metamathematics]] like [[set theory]], [[homotopy type theory]] or [[category theory]]? What are the most beautiful, novel and exotic parts of [[Formal science|formal sciences]]? Can we [[Mathematics|mathematize]] [[ethics]]? What is the best positions in [[metaphysics]] with [[ontology]]? What is the best [[epistemology]]? What is the best [[Interpretations of quantum mechanics|interpretation of quantum mechanics]]? How does [[identity]] work? What are the best positions in [[philosophy]] for [[science]], [[meaning]], [[wellbeing]] and [[freedom]]? [[Why is there something rather than nothing?]] How to create [[theory of everything]], [[theory of everything in philosophy]], [[theory of everything in culture]], [[meta theory of everything]]? ## Beyond [[polarization]] - How can we collectively effectively communicate and understand what is empirically true by [[steelmanning]] eachother, accelerating [[omniperspectivity]], bridging between eachother, instead of [[polarization|polarizing]] tribalism more disconnected from reality, leading to improved collective [[decision making]]? How do we understand our limited [[computation|computational]] power of our brain, limited [[Data science|data]] and [[perspective]], when we consider ourselves as [[Information theory|information processing]] [[Agent|agents]] that [[model]] the world's enormous growing [[complexity]] together to [[collective|collectively]] flourish in the [[future]], [[future of humanity, AI, sentience, futurology, politics]], and [[future of universe]]? How can [[artificial intelligence]] help us in this [[process]]? ## [[Meditation]], [[experience]], [[meaning]], [[art]] - How does [[meditation]] and [[psychedelics]] work? What are the most [[optimal]] [[meditation]] techniques and actions in the real world for internal [[metaprogramming]], cultivation of [[wellbeing]], [[intelligence]], [[meaning]], [[connection]], [[freedom]], [[motivation]], [[drive]]? Can we make [[spirituality|spiritual]] traditions [[Science|scientific]]? How to [[Engineering|engineer]] the best [[psychedelics|psychedelic]] [[experience]]? How to use [[metamodernism]], [[worldview|worldviews]], [[philosophical assumption|philosophical assumptions]], or [[Identity|identities]] the most efficiently in different [[context|contexts]]? How to [[balance]] [[radical acceptance|acceptance]] and change? How to [[Being doing becoming|be, do, and become]] the most [[meaning|meaningfully]]? How real is the [[meaning crisis]] and [[loneliness crisis]] and how to solve it? What are all the possible [[Experience|experiences]]? Can we map out the statespace of [[consciousness]]? What is on [[the edge of chaos|the edge]] of the mind? How to approximate with [[language]] and [[modelling|model]] [[Experience|experiences]] that go absolutely [[beyond]] any conventional conceptual understanding when all [[Cognitive science|mental faculties]] alter or [[dissolution|dissolve]]? - I love [[surreal]] [[maximalism|maximalist]] [[psychedelics|psychedelic]] [[mathematics|mathematical]] intellectual [[art]] full of [[complexity]] that induces [[awe]]! ## The ultimate existential challenge - How to beat the ultimate existential challenge, the second law of thermodynamics, how to [[Surviving the end of the universe|survive the death of the universe]]? How can we together achieve resistance to [[entropy]], optional [[transhumanism|transhumanistic]] merging with eachother or [[machine|machines]] or the [[universe]], and so on, for every [[being]], using the most optimal collective [[Emergence|emergent]] [[selforganization|selforganized]] [[sentience|sentient]] [[coordination|coordinated]] [[Thermodynamics|thermodynamic]] [[Cybernetics|cybernetic]] [[architecture]] that might expand into the whole [[universe]] and become a beautiful cosmic constellation of linked [[posthumanism|posthumanist]] clusters of [[sentience|sentient]] [[matter]] of [[morphological freedom|any form]] it wishes to [[shapeshift]] into, such as raw [[computronium]]? ## [[Effective Omni]] - [[Effective Omni]] = Steelman and if possible verify all [[models]] from all [[Science|disciplines]], all [[theoretical science|theoretical]], [[Applied science|applied]], [[Natural science|natural]], [[Formal science|formal]], [[Social science|social]] [[Science|sciences]], all [[movement|movements]] with [[worldview|worldviews]] shaping the [[future]], all overall [[Philosophy|philosophical]] or other [[perspective|perspectives]], and [[Omnidisciplionary|synthesize]] them all on a higher level of [[complexity]] as compatibly as possible for [[collective]] [[survival]], [[wellbeing]], [[flourishing]] and [[growth]] of all of [[sentience]], increasing [[intelligence]] and ascending the [[Kardashev scale]]! Let's [[integration|integrate]] it all into one useful [[framework]]! Reduce [[suffering]] in the [[universe]]! Increase [[prosperity]] in the universe! Increase [[understanding]] in the universe! The best way to do that is with [[AI]] and other [[technology|technologies]] from the [[fourth industrial revolution]]! Trying to understand the equations of [[intelligence]], our world, and the [[universe]], and applying them to build [[technology]] for the benefit of all! [[flourishing|Superflourishing]]! [[knowledge|Superunderstanding]]! [[Superintelligence]]! [[wellbeing|Superwellbeing]]! [[longevity|Superlongevity]]! [[Curiosity|Supercuriousity]]! [[everything|Superomni]]! [[Effective Omni]]! ![[Images/efa145746d0d384a9db8b4e63955a068_MD5.jpeg]] ![[Images/f77ddbc14038559d878f5bde664d4b2f_MD5.jpeg]]