Joseph SweeneyAn Open Letter to the Public on AI Development:Why We Should Focus on Rationality, Not AlignmentOct 22Oct 22
Joseph SweeneyHow to Structure the College DecisionI’m a father and currently run the Decision Leadership Institute, where we teach decision-making skills to executives. Before that, I led a…Oct 21Oct 21
Joseph SweeneyDecision Leadership: How Leaders Can Improve Decision-Making:Managing Cognitive Biases, Thinking Probabilistically, and Structuring DecisionsSep 30Sep 30
Joseph SweeneyConsciousness & AI: A Bayesian Examination for the RationalistIn the spirit of collective epistemic refinement, guided by the rationalist ethos of Less Wrong.Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Joseph SweeneyNumeracy and Probabilistic Thinking Are the Easiest and Most Practical Decision Skills for LeadersIn the realm of decision-making, numeracy and probabilistic thinking often find themselves sidelined, regarded as esoteric, or even…Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Joseph SweeneyThe Power of Bayesian Belief Updating: A Guide for Leaders and Decision-MakersSuccessful leadership often hinges on mastering decision-making amid uncertainty. Central to this mastery is the art of Bayesian belief…Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
Joseph SweeneyCharting the Course of Decision Education: A Professional OdysseyIn one’s professional life, there are epochs that stand out, both for their intensity and their transformative potential. My journey with…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Joseph SweeneyWeekly Musing — Unraveling the Three-Body Problem of Consciousness: Exploring Identity, Truth, and…Someone on Twitter recently asked, “What work of fiction most impacted you as a person?”Jun 14, 20232Jun 14, 20232
Joseph SweeneyBARD vs ChatGPT (Yikes!)Google sent me (and my 10 million closest friends) an invitation to try their AI tool, Bard. After having played around with OpenAI’s…Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023