About this episode

Alex Zhu discusses the intersection of analytical rationality and spirituality, focusing on AI alignment and metaphysics.

Alex Zhu is a math olympian and researcher exploring the convergence of analytical rationality and religion. He’s also the co-founder of AlphaSheets . He’s currently working on a rigorous framework for bridging AI alignment and mysticism. In this conversation we explore about how he got into spirituality without sacrificing his rigorous epistemics. Resources * Alex’s Twitter and Substack * C. Langan – An Introduction to the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (2002) YouTube: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Kazandjian

Guest: Alex Zhu

Topics covered

• spirituality
• AI alignment
• analytical rationality
• metaphysics
• epistemology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AlphaSheets

Books & works: An Introduction to the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe

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