Ian Writes

Phonies

Anthropic's self-interested actions can still be prosocial

Jun 10 • Ian

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Editing is Easy, but Revision is Hard

It's nice if you can get structure right on the first try

Jun 5 • Ian

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Agent Foundations Reminds Me of Continental Philosophy

Be careful when formalizing speculative writing

Jun 2 • Ian

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May 2026

I'm Here Because of Superintelligence Risk

AFFINE Week 3: Computers could be smarter than us soon; that's dangerous

May 18 • Ian

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AFFINE Seminar: Weeks 1 - 2

In which I express my confusion

May 11 • Ian

April 2026

AFFINE Seminar: Week 0

AFFINE seminar to study superintelligence alignment.

Apr 29 • Ian

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Morality without Consciousness

Part 2: Ethical considerations vis-a-vis goo

Apr 18 • Ian

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Friendship

Waking up at 5 in the morning, Francis rubbed his chin hair and asked his pet tarantula what he would like to do today.

Apr 1 • Ian

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March 2026

Turtles

Stress-testing arguments with recursive logic

Mar 24 • Ian

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AI Fatalism

If superintelligence carries existential risk for humankind, then we must approach it cautiously

Mar 4 • Ian

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February 2026

What is the Color Blue?

Part 1: A Quale is a Quale is a Quale

Feb 19 • Ian

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Poetry #1

"More," "Configurations," "A Great Man"

Feb 6 • Ian

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