Welcome to the AI interest group! We are a community of rationalists who are passionate about exploring and discussing the latest developments in AI. Our goal is to keep up with the rapidly advancing field of AI and its potential impact on the world.

In this group, we will share the latest news and research on AI, make predictions about its future, and explore the possibilities and potential drawbacks of AI technology. We will also discuss ways to exploit AI for our own purposes, and collaborate on learning more about AI and its potential applications.

Whether you are a seasoned AI expert or just starting to explore the field, you are welcome here. We encourage open and respectful discussion, and we hope to foster a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about AI and its potential to change the world. Join us and let's learn and grow together! 

*This post was written by ChatGPT.*

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Artificial Intelligence

In the Conanverse, Crom is the grim and gloomy god of the Cimmerians. He gives his people the power to strive and slay, and the courage to go on, survive, and vanquish adversity. Beyond that, he considers any pleas and prayers insulting. The only way to show devotion to Crom is through action. This group upholds the spirit of Crom, by helping its members identify their priorities, and achieve their goals.

In this spirit, members will discuss how to identify priorities, work towards them, and overcome any and all internal and external crosswinds keeping them from becoming the most formidable possible versions of themselves. Theory and abstractions have their place, that place isn't here. The group is focused only on identifying and achieving specific, substantial accomplishments - on facing up to real challenges and overcoming them.

You can only trust the skills and relationships you gain through hardship. The only way to show devotion to Crom is through action. With this group, you will take the first step on the road to doing what is right: doing anything at all.

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Crom's Barbarians

This is an interest group dedicated to mastering and advancing the Art of Decision-Making.

Being good at making decisions requires mastery of three skillsets:

1. Possessing the self-knowledge and honesty to deeply understand your own preferences and needs.
2. Mastery of the conceptual and mathematical tools of abstract decision theory, so that we may make quick decisions and take action.
3. Possessing the world-knowledge to accurately anticipate the likelihoods of future events

## Our Activities

In this group we will master and evolve each of these three aspects of the Art through the following activities:

 * Monthly Decision-Making workshops, in which we will practice deconstructing decision problems in our own lives, coming to master and internalize (1) and (2).
 * Occasional participation in forecasting tournaments to sharpen our skills at (3).

## Our Goal

Decision-making sits at the intersection between Epistemic and Instrumental Rationality. It is the skillset required to choose the appropriate action in response to information.  Practical, real-life decision-making is an underdeveloped art form.  Members of this group will not only master the existing tools, but develop new ones collaboratively, and teach each other to become better decision-makers.



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Decision Theorists

Poker is a fun and potentially profitable game. Games provide microcosms in which we can stress-test our rationality skills. Poker in particular lends itself to this purpose: Not only are the rules easy to learn, but the core game loop consists of managing probabilities and making properly sized bets. Applied decision theory is the core skill here, with a dash of game theory and social deduction.

In addition to all of this, we can use the game of poker to stress-test our meta skills, as in, how quickly can we converge to optimal poker play? How quickly can we converge to optimal poker skill convergence? The poker club intends to go as meta as is useful, as these meta skills can be transferred to any other skill set, once developed.

The poker club is an experiment to see how quickly we rationalists can actually win, starting from a blank slate. There are no requirements to join. There is no minimum participation. Any group rules will be developed in the group.

See you at the table.

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Poker Club

Welcome to the social butterflies! This group is a hub for all things communication theory and practical social networking. Whether you're interested in exploring the latest research and theories, or you're looking for tips and strategies for building and maintaining strong relationships, you'll find something here that sparks your curiosity. Here, you can share information, links, advice, and safe, nonjudgmental opinions with others who are interested in the same topics.

So come on in, spread your wings, and join the conversation! We can't wait to hear from you.🦋

>**Note.** Inactive members will be removed from the group. However, you can always request access again. See the sidebar for instructions.

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