📚 3 Books mentioned in "Part Two: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI | BEHIND THE BASTARDS" of Behind the Bastards
Podcast: Behind the Bastards
Episode: Part Two: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI | BEHIND THE BASTARDS
Published on February 8, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Cloud Atlas
Buy Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell on Amazon
And there's going to be like a, uh, Cloud Atlas-esque, you know?
The podcast host references 'Cloud Atlas' to exemplify how interconnected things can be, using it as an analogy.
Fifty Shades of Grey
Buy Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James on Amazon
It's like the, uh, what was it? 50 Shades of Grey, how it was originally a Twilight fanfic?
The host mentions 'Fifty Shades of Grey', noting its origin as a 'Twilight' fanfiction, to illustrate how derivative works can achieve their own significance. This is used to draw a parallel to the AI subculture's adoption of a Harry Potter fanfic as a foundational element for their philosophical movement.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Buy Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky on Amazon
Uh, the founding text or at least one of them of rationalism is a 66,000-word Harry Potter fanfic that is just nonsense.
The host discusses the origins of the rationalist movement, highlighting a significant Harry Potter fan fiction titled 'Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality.' This fan fiction reimagines the world of Harry Potter with a focus on rational thinking as a central theme.