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Can This AI Save Teenage Spy Alex Rider From A Terrible Fate?
Scott Alexander examines Redwood Research's attempt to create an AI that avoids generating violent content, using Alex Rider fanfiction as training data.
34 min read 5,221 words
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“My Immortal” As Alchemical Allegory
Scott Alexander humorously analyzes 'My Immortal' as an alchemical allegory, combining medieval alchemy, Rosicrucian writings, and Goethe's Faust.
48 min read 7,411 words