Archive - Uncertain Updates

Endogenous Alignment Requires Dependence

My post on endogenous alignment got several excellent comments.

Oct 1 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

August 2026

Every Engineer a Manager

For a long time we’ve thought of software engineers as split into two tracks: Individual Contributors (ICs) and managers.

Aug 27 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

Winners of the Fundamental Uncertainty Essay Contest

Thanks again to everyone who submitted an essay to the contest. Without further ado, the winner of the top prize of $1000 is:

Aug 16 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

Fundamental Uncertainty Essay Contestants

Thanks to everyone who submitted an essay to the contest (LW mirror).

Aug 5 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

July 2026

Ending Soon: Fundamental Uncertainty $2,000 Essay Contest

Reminder that the essay contest for my book, Fundamental Uncertainty, ends next week, on August 1st.

Jul 21 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

Endogenous Alignment

Starting when children are fairly young, usually around 1 year of age, we adults begin the work of aligning them to our values.

Jul 18 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

"Fundamental Uncertainty" Audiobook Available

A couple weeks ago I wrapped production on the audiobook version of Fundamental Uncertainty. It’s now finally starting to be available through various…

Jul 7 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

June 2026

Fake Alignment Till You Make Alignment

“Fake it till you make it” is good advice.

Jun 29 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

Typical Minds Aren’t

We all know the typical mind fallacy—the bias where we assume that other people’s minds are much like our own.

Jun 19 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

How to Suffer Less

(Based on a talk I gave at LessOnline 2026 titled “How to get Enlightened” that had similar content but a different framing.

Jun 13 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

The Origin of Uncertainty

When people ask what Fundamental Uncertainty is about, I usually say it’s a book about epistemology.

Jun 2 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

May 2026

LLMs Through the Eyes of Vinge

For the last few months, I’ve been re-reading some of my favorite novels.

May 27 • Gordon Seidoh Worley

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