Astral Codex Ten

Matthew

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Matthew

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Matthew is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 8 times across 8 issues between May 18, 2021 and August 29, 2025. The archive places it in contexts such as “Matthew has a simpler theory”; “Matthew is taking the reductionist perspective”; “Contact: Matthew (7o2wzrybd@mozmail.com)“. It most often appears alongside Discord, facebook, Michael.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 8
  • Issue count: 8
  • First seen: May 18, 2021
  • Last seen: August 29, 2025

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Highlights From The Comments On Culture Wars
May 18, 2021 · Original source
Matthew has a simpler theory:
Inline links: a simpler theory
Yudkowsky Contra Christiano On AI Takeoff Speeds
April 04, 2022 · Original source
In the comments, Matthew Barnett points out that on something called Penn Treebank perplexity, a benchmark for measuring how good language models are, the GPTs mostly just continued the pre-existing trend:
Source: Matthew Barnett’s comment here, with pre-GPT trend line and announcement dates of GPTs drawn in. Gwern answered (long comment, only partly cited):
Inline links: here, answered
So here it looks like Matthew is taking the reductionist perspective (that the GPTs were just a predictable continuation of trend) and Gwern is taking the more interesting perspective (the trend continuing is exciting and important).
Spring Meetups In Seventy Cities
April 10, 2022 · Original source
KRAKÓW, POLAND Contact: Mateusz Bagiński (bagginsmatthew@gmail.com) Date: April 23 Time: 2:30 PM Coordinates: https://plus.codes/9F2X3W2V+GG Location: Mleczarnia Cafe Notes: Facebook event here
Inline links: https://plus.codes/9F2X3W2V+GG, here
ANCHORAGE, AK Contact: Matthew (7o2wzrybd@mozmail.com) Date: May 1 Time: 2:00 PM Coordinates: https://plus.codes/93HG6485+Q6 Location: I'll be sitting at the end of the "main steppy zone" closest to E Street and the Whale Mural, wearing a brown Carhartt-ish jacket, with a red backpack in front of me. If a couple people show interest (slash show up), we can look at adjourning to the Fat Ptarmigan for some pizza and warmth as well.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/93HG6485+Q6
Initial Conditions
April 22, 2022 · Original source
At the meetup, some people theorized that J names (eg John, Jack, etc) are so common that their holders need to differentiate themselves; instead of being the tenth John in your class, you go by JD or JT. But then how come there are so few JNs, JLs, or JS’s? Some people at the meetup thought those combinations sounded less melodious than “JD”, but I’m not really feeling it. Also, in my birth year, the three most popular male names were Michael, Christopher, and Matthew. How come "M" doesn't have the same initializing allure? How come I don’t know anyone who goes by MD?
Highlights From The Comments On San Fransicko
June 29, 2022 · Original source
Matthew responds:
Inline links: responds
Meetups Everywhere 2023: Times & Places
August 25, 2023 · Original source
MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, U.K Contact: Matthew Contact Info: melkartmtg[at]hotmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 16th, 10:00 AM Location: St John's Gardens, adjacent to the cenotaph. I'll be there bearded man. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/9C5VFPHW+5V Notes: Meet in quiet park and can move on from there. Will stay until at least 11 for stragglers.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/9C5VFPHW+5V
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, USA Contact: Matthew Contact Info: 7o2wzrybd[at]mozmail[dot]com Time: Sunday, October 29th, 1:00 PM Location: The Writer's Block Bookstore & Cafe, 3956 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK 99517. I'll be wearing a green pullover and have a small sign on the table saying ACX MEETUP Coordinates: https://plus.codes/93HG53MF+QG Notes: Please RSVP using my provided email, so that I know what I should prepare for!
Inline links: https://plus.codes/93HG53MF+QG
Meetups Everywhere Spring 2025: Times & Places
March 25, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Matthew Contact Info: bristoleffectivealtruism[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, May 17th, 11:00 AM Location: Broadmead shopping centre, The Galleries, Entrance near Caffè Nero, We'll have a sign with ACX Meetup on it. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/9C3VFC46+QF Group Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EZD4H2h5D/ Notes: Please RSVP on the Facebook event so we have an idea of how many are coming.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/9C3VFC46+QF, https://www.facebook.com/share/1EZD4H2h5D/
Meetups Everywhere 2025: Times and Places
August 29, 2025 · Original source
Contact: Matthew Contact Info: gammansm[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, October 11th, 2:00 PM Location: Atomic Coffee. I'll be wearing a blue shirt and have an ACX Meet-up sign. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86R5V6H6+GR Notes: RSVP strongly preferred but not required at: gammansm[ a t]gmail.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86R5V6H6+GR