Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

Apr 19

What makes You think you’re so Special? (a reluctant defense of X-Risk)

I spent this past week at The Midwest Ethics Symposium on AI presenting my research and meeting lots of great folks from academia and...

Mar 1

I made a Video Essay

Two weeks ago, I had no idea how to use Adobe Premiere Pro. But now, I’m pretty good at Googling. Indiana University is holding a...

Dec 29, 2023

Why is Racism bad?

I recently spoke to a trained economist who argued that racism was bad, but only because it was bad for the economy. What can we say...

Jul 14, 2023

Twilight Imperium and Instrumental Convergence

I got to play Twilight Imperium last weekend and I was so powerful I didn’t know what to do. I like to describe Twilight Imperium as 8...

Ricky Mouser