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TL;DR: Ooty AI Retreat 2.0 (June 23-30, '25, open to all): We're moving beyond e/acc vs doomer debates to practically test AI tools & opportunities . We'll cultivate post-rational flexibility (multiple perspectives, intuition, meditation) through coding, writing sprints, strategy talks, and more. Interested? Fill the form!
We're running our Ooty AI Alignment Retreat 2.0 from June 23-30, 2025. The last one happened in June 2024. This is open to non technical people also!
When we say x risks, we don't only mean just threat models and p doom/takeoff discussions. We want to work on identifying and navigating the opportunities that current AI capabilities unlock, striving for nuanced understanding over simplistic e/acc versus doomer dichotomies. We welcome people from all kinds of backgrounds, worldviews, and hope to have a productive discussion. Crucially, we anchor these explorations with quick empirical tests and tight feedback loops with reality and today's models—engaging in a 'near mode' rather than getting lost in purely abstract futures.
When we say post rationality, we are cultivating the ability to hold multiple, sometimes even contradictory, mental models or "systems" at once, and fluidly switching between them depending on the situation. This often involves re-engaging with things previously dismissed as vestigial like intuition, emotions, embodiment, or even spiritual concepts—not as blind belief, but as potentially useful sources of information or ways to operate.
As the memetic environment becomes increasingly adversarial, having tools like metacognitive skills and contemplative technique are important to ensure coordination (alignment) with ourselves across time, integrating the different mind parts, giving us stability to handle these turbulent times better.
For more info check this LW post
