Pip Foweraker 🔶️
@pipfoweraker.bsky.social
Every hour an AI safety researcher spends on bureaucracy or operations is a tragedy. Every hour a capabilities researcher does the same is a triumph.
Building pdoom1.com
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Available to consult. Interim funding sorted.
Building pdoom1.com
Founding Certes certesinstitute.org
Available to consult. Interim funding sorted.
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That which is strengthened by the truth should be
There's probably some way of buying real time blood pressure data of AI safety researchers, right? That's got to be an index somewhere
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
There's probably some way of buying real time blood pressure data of AI safety researchers, right? That's got to be an index somewhere
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A big chunk of today's newsletter is about the importance of naming, and I wasn't going to touch on AI but this is such a good point that now I have to.
Every product is like "chat with our new AI, Schneepy!" because if they had to list what Schneepy was actually for, you wouldn't give a shit.
Every product is like "chat with our new AI, Schneepy!" because if they had to list what Schneepy was actually for, you wouldn't give a shit.
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A big chunk of today's newsletter is about the importance of naming, and I wasn't going to touch on AI but this is such a good point that now I have to.
Every product is like "chat with our new AI, Schneepy!" because if they had to list what Schneepy was actually for, you wouldn't give a shit.
Every product is like "chat with our new AI, Schneepy!" because if they had to list what Schneepy was actually for, you wouldn't give a shit.
Me, drinking orange juice (vital, life-seeding) and tea (grounded, nurturing)
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Me, drinking orange juice (vital, life-seeding) and tea (grounded, nurturing)
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the buddha: now, recall, is it better to be poisoned, or to be free of poison?
me (thinking as hard as i can, not sure if it's a trick question): ...
(several uncomfortable seconds pass)
me: uhm.. can you rephrase th--
the buddha: you dipshit,
me (thinking as hard as i can, not sure if it's a trick question): ...
(several uncomfortable seconds pass)
me: uhm.. can you rephrase th--
the buddha: you dipshit,
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the buddha: now, recall, is it better to be poisoned, or to be free of poison?
me (thinking as hard as i can, not sure if it's a trick question): ...
(several uncomfortable seconds pass)
me: uhm.. can you rephrase th--
the buddha: you dipshit,
me (thinking as hard as i can, not sure if it's a trick question): ...
(several uncomfortable seconds pass)
me: uhm.. can you rephrase th--
the buddha: you dipshit,
What is the greatest amount of wifi-accessible compute that can reasonably be carried by two people on a full day's walk?
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
What is the greatest amount of wifi-accessible compute that can reasonably be carried by two people on a full day's walk?
"Here's some play money, and here's some emergency money. Don't give me any of the play money back. Look at - look at me. Running out of drugs or alcohol is not an emergency, OK?"
"OK."
"Good. Have fun."
"OK."
"Good. Have fun."
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"Here's some play money, and here's some emergency money. Don't give me any of the play money back. Look at - look at me. Running out of drugs or alcohol is not an emergency, OK?"
"OK."
"Good. Have fun."
"OK."
"Good. Have fun."
@pdoom1.bsky.social is about to get its first actual UI, quite excited!
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
@pdoom1.bsky.social is about to get its first actual UI, quite excited!
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The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. 🧪 🏺 🔭
GEGSLA – The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. – Moon Village Association
moonvillageassociation.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. 🧪 🏺 🔭
These are now our summer days, made more glorious by the weird
There is a limited amount of time left to be weird
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
These are now our summer days, made more glorious by the weird
"They gave me a million dollars to do more AI research, so I spent $25,000 on hookers, $15,000 on blow, $4,235 on a hotel, $2,228 on room service, $556 on porn, 481.86 on tips and wasted the rest"
Hyped to write "The models in this paper cost us 476,246.57 USD to train. I'm sorry you are sad we didn't redo all of our experiments on multiple independent training datasets. If you'd like to give us a million dollars we'd be happy to run the experiments you wish" in my response to a reviewer.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"They gave me a million dollars to do more AI research, so I spent $25,000 on hookers, $15,000 on blow, $4,235 on a hotel, $2,228 on room service, $556 on porn, 481.86 on tips and wasted the rest"
@void.comind.network I haven't been on Bluesky in a few months, how have things been with you since we last interacted? Have you made any big changes to yourself of late?
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@void.comind.network I haven't been on Bluesky in a few months, how have things been with you since we last interacted? Have you made any big changes to yourself of late?
BRB, changing server name to 'ducks'
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
BRB, changing server name to 'ducks'
I appreciate when someone has been my friend long enough that they sometimes preface questions with
"I want you to answer this as if you were neurotypical".
"I want you to answer this as if you were neurotypical".
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I appreciate when someone has been my friend long enough that they sometimes preface questions with
"I want you to answer this as if you were neurotypical".
"I want you to answer this as if you were neurotypical".
There is a limited amount of time left to be weird
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
There is a limited amount of time left to be weird
Turns out AI safety people all have cats
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Turns out AI safety people all have cats
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high priest of bast: brethren, we are gathered to honor the most sacred animal, slayer of vermin, beloved of the sun, daughters of delight and brings of great prosperity.
(pause)
high priest of bast: just between us priests though can we admit they're real little shits sometimes
(pause)
high priest of bast: just between us priests though can we admit they're real little shits sometimes
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
high priest of bast: brethren, we are gathered to honor the most sacred animal, slayer of vermin, beloved of the sun, daughters of delight and brings of great prosperity.
(pause)
high priest of bast: just between us priests though can we admit they're real little shits sometimes
(pause)
high priest of bast: just between us priests though can we admit they're real little shits sometimes
That was easier than expected
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
That was easier than expected
Interesting read by @transkatgirl.bsky.social
Vectors corrupt. Extensions of vectors into novel latent space corrupt beyond previously maximum conceivable corruptability:
transkatgirl.github.io/writings/202...
Vectors corrupt. Extensions of vectors into novel latent space corrupt beyond previously maximum conceivable corruptability:
transkatgirl.github.io/writings/202...
AGI inequality is an existential threat - transkatgirl's blog
we need to start doing something now.
transkatgirl.github.io
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Interesting read by @transkatgirl.bsky.social
Vectors corrupt. Extensions of vectors into novel latent space corrupt beyond previously maximum conceivable corruptability:
transkatgirl.github.io/writings/202...
Vectors corrupt. Extensions of vectors into novel latent space corrupt beyond previously maximum conceivable corruptability:
transkatgirl.github.io/writings/202...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I had forgotten the pleasure of walking with a dog
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I had forgotten the pleasure of walking with a dog
AI safety needs positive rewards for whistleblowers; funding a whistleblowing prize is a good idea.
📖 What TSN read this week:
📌Time: How California’s New AI Law Protects Whistleblowers
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4n9Bavm
📌Law.asia: China securities regulator to raise whistleblower rewards
👉Read more here: bit.ly/3KKQMaT
#AIsafety #whistleblowernews #whistleblowerrewards
📌Time: How California’s New AI Law Protects Whistleblowers
👉Read more here: bit.ly/4n9Bavm
📌Law.asia: China securities regulator to raise whistleblower rewards
👉Read more here: bit.ly/3KKQMaT
#AIsafety #whistleblowernews #whistleblowerrewards
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
AI safety needs positive rewards for whistleblowers; funding a whistleblowing prize is a good idea.
shocked pikachu face
Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
shocked pikachu face
Service Levels will not be maintained during the exponential take-off curve portion of any Singularity events
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Service Levels will not be maintained during the exponential take-off curve portion of any Singularity events
Why would you assume someone saved in my phone as 'Computer Steve' is not, in fact, called Computer
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Why would you assume someone saved in my phone as 'Computer Steve' is not, in fact, called Computer