Joseph Carlsmith - Utopia, AI, & Infinite Ethics
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Joseph Carlsmith - Utopia, AI, & Infinite Ethics mentions A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, The Precipice by Toby ORD, Housekeeping by Marilyn Robinson, and Play Angels in America with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
Mentioned as a book about fiction writing by George Saunders; speaker references its vibe and attentiveness to sentence-level writing.
this is somewhat self-serving because I helped with this project is the book The precipice by Toby ORD
I read this book housekeeping by Marilyn Robinson and it had this sort of numinous quality that I think a lot of her writing does and so I really lik…
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“Mentioned as a book about fiction writing by George Saunders; speaker references its vibe and attentiveness to sentence-level writing.”
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“Guest says they read the book 'Housekeeping' by Marilyn Robinson last year and recommends it for its numinous quality.”
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“Speaker says 'I love the Play Angels in America' then notes it's not quite a book and recommends watching the HBO miniseries.”
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