Gwern
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- Dwarkesh Patel1h 37m
Gwern — Anonymous writer who predicted AI trajectory on $12K/year salary
Anonymous AGI researcher Guern Branwen articulates a parsimonious theory of intelligence as search over Turing machines while advocating for anonymous content creation to ensure ideas are judged solely on merit. Predicting that AI-driven firms will evolve into cohesive model units by 2028, he leverages a self-sustaining Patreon model to produce dense essays that aim to shape future AI alignment through direct textual influence. His methodology combines obsessive deep dives into historical and biological questions with a rigorous focus on scaling laws, positioning him as a critical independent voice in the technical community.
- Dwarkesh Patel2h 21m
Steve Hsu - Intelligence, Embryo Selection, & The Future of Humanity
Steve Hsu, Richard Feynman, Gwern, Bezos
Genomic Prediction leverages machine learning and a dataset of over half a million genomes to calculate polygenic risk scores for IVF embryos, enabling clinics to select children with improved health spans and reduced disease risk. The company's technology relies on an additive genetic architecture that allows for the optimization of complex traits without inherent trade-offs, while currently addressing limitations in cross-population accuracy by developing algorithms to identify causal variants across diverse ancestries. As the industry shifts from wet lab services to cloud-based analysis, these advancements position the firm to influence future applications in cognitive trait prediction and matchmaking, though they face ongoing challenges regarding regulatory hurdles and ethical debates over non-medical genetic selection.