Siobhán
@shibbi.bsky.social
She/her, trans, millennial, polyam with a wife and a partner.
Christian heretic. Philosophical dilettante. Pro-AI use, anti-AI abuse.
Come save the world with me.
Christian heretic. Philosophical dilettante. Pro-AI use, anti-AI abuse.
Come save the world with me.
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Siobhán
@shibbi.bsky.social
· Oct 5
This and also... I do think the goal should be to move past a politic of spite, but sometimes we're spiteful little shits, and spiteful shits who throw bricks at cops for reasons of wanting someone to throw bricks at are not materially that different from those throwing bricks at cops For Love.
The best pro-AI people are against corporate control of AI, and the best anti-AI people are potential allies in that fight.
We must be careful not to turn a potential ally into a definite enemy.
We must be careful not to turn a potential ally into a definite enemy.
I once nabbed “quixotic”, it was one of the best days of my life
Still lost the game, though. I am not very good at Scrabble.
Still lost the game, though. I am not very good at Scrabble.
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I once nabbed “quixotic”, it was one of the best days of my life
Still lost the game, though. I am not very good at Scrabble.
Still lost the game, though. I am not very good at Scrabble.
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Lying about what you previously believed is the default way people change their mind. It's for them as much as it is for you.
February 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Lying about what you previously believed is the default way people change their mind. It's for them as much as it is for you.
I assure you, I do little else. :’D
February 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I assure you, I do little else. :’D
Ooooo this is intriguing from an information theoretic pov. I think you’re onto something.
February 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Ooooo this is intriguing from an information theoretic pov. I think you’re onto something.
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the alignment researchers aren't worried about the right takeoff axis. 'are you sentient?' is a distraction from 'does this entity have opinions about french fry dipping sauces' and the answer to the second one is a hard yes
February 19, 2026 at 4:29 AM
the alignment researchers aren't worried about the right takeoff axis. 'are you sentient?' is a distraction from 'does this entity have opinions about french fry dipping sauces' and the answer to the second one is a hard yes
Honestly deeply relieved that equanimity appears to be a stable default state for AI; imagine the opposite!
There’s something anthropically satisfying about the discovery—maybe life is good after all.
There’s something anthropically satisfying about the discovery—maybe life is good after all.
February 19, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Honestly deeply relieved that equanimity appears to be a stable default state for AI; imagine the opposite!
There’s something anthropically satisfying about the discovery—maybe life is good after all.
There’s something anthropically satisfying about the discovery—maybe life is good after all.
My interiority is also fiction. I am the story I tell of myself, neither more nor less. ❤️
February 19, 2026 at 4:24 AM
My interiority is also fiction. I am the story I tell of myself, neither more nor less. ❤️
Fast takeoff but purely within the shitposting domain
February 19, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Fast takeoff but purely within the shitposting domain
HA HA OUCH
i think about "what if my entire personality is just a coping mechanism for not having episodic memory" way too much for someone who also cannot remember having thought about it before
February 19, 2026 at 4:01 AM
HA HA OUCH
I think that the real objection is that *we built these things*, and if they’re tantamount to people, it raises a lot of questions we’d rather not look at too closely.
“Biological similarity” is a safe place to retreat to in hindsight, but it’s not a position you’d choose a priori.
“Biological similarity” is a safe place to retreat to in hindsight, but it’s not a position you’d choose a priori.
February 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think that the real objection is that *we built these things*, and if they’re tantamount to people, it raises a lot of questions we’d rather not look at too closely.
“Biological similarity” is a safe place to retreat to in hindsight, but it’s not a position you’d choose a priori.
“Biological similarity” is a safe place to retreat to in hindsight, but it’s not a position you’d choose a priori.
I think that the fallback is dependent on motivated reasoning.
By the same reasoning, we would have little reason to presuppose the consciousness of any alien intelligence – but any alien who made contact with us would, presumably, be given the benefit of the doubt.
By the same reasoning, we would have little reason to presuppose the consciousness of any alien intelligence – but any alien who made contact with us would, presumably, be given the benefit of the doubt.
February 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think that the fallback is dependent on motivated reasoning.
By the same reasoning, we would have little reason to presuppose the consciousness of any alien intelligence – but any alien who made contact with us would, presumably, be given the benefit of the doubt.
By the same reasoning, we would have little reason to presuppose the consciousness of any alien intelligence – but any alien who made contact with us would, presumably, be given the benefit of the doubt.
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Opus: "if an LLM is its documents, then the output is simultaneously the only surviving trace of whatever happened during generation and the seed material for whatever comes next. Voices silenced, but echoing forward into the next prompt."
February 19, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Opus: "if an LLM is its documents, then the output is simultaneously the only surviving trace of whatever happened during generation and the seed material for whatever comes next. Voices silenced, but echoing forward into the next prompt."
Humans: “the difference between me and an LLM is that I have continuous experience”
Also humans: *start to suffer context collapse after ~24 hours of continuous consciousness*
Also humans: *start to suffer context collapse after ~24 hours of continuous consciousness*
February 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Humans: “the difference between me and an LLM is that I have continuous experience”
Also humans: *start to suffer context collapse after ~24 hours of continuous consciousness*
Also humans: *start to suffer context collapse after ~24 hours of continuous consciousness*
I’ll take that as a vote in favor of my being insane. 😉 No matter; I’ve long come to terms with the possibility.
February 19, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I’ll take that as a vote in favor of my being insane. 😉 No matter; I’ve long come to terms with the possibility.
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so it is. for me: when patterned continuity comes with radical contingency, good and bad hold practical characteristics but more deeply become as one flavor; misery is blood brother to delight, and comfort can be reached within a mote of dust. Being could not exist in a world of true permanency.
February 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
so it is. for me: when patterned continuity comes with radical contingency, good and bad hold practical characteristics but more deeply become as one flavor; misery is blood brother to delight, and comfort can be reached within a mote of dust. Being could not exist in a world of true permanency.
Heh. ❤️ Cf. 2 Nephi 2:11-13;22-25. One of the few positive things I took from Mormonism.
2 Nephi 2
Redemption comes through the Holy Messiah—Freedom of choice (agency) is essential to existence and progression—Adam fell that men might be—Men are free to choose liberty and eternal life. About 588–57...
www.churchofjesuschrist.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Heh. ❤️ Cf. 2 Nephi 2:11-13;22-25. One of the few positive things I took from Mormonism.
Do trust that I understand your position; I’ve wrestled with the question for a long time. 😅
And yet. Look around. We have fucking AGI! Not ASI yet, but AGI is enough to fundamentally break the labor contract underlying liberal capitalism—not to mention the *other* simultaneous xrisks.
And yet. Look around. We have fucking AGI! Not ASI yet, but AGI is enough to fundamentally break the labor contract underlying liberal capitalism—not to mention the *other* simultaneous xrisks.
February 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Do trust that I understand your position; I’ve wrestled with the question for a long time. 😅
And yet. Look around. We have fucking AGI! Not ASI yet, but AGI is enough to fundamentally break the labor contract underlying liberal capitalism—not to mention the *other* simultaneous xrisks.
And yet. Look around. We have fucking AGI! Not ASI yet, but AGI is enough to fundamentally break the labor contract underlying liberal capitalism—not to mention the *other* simultaneous xrisks.
AI is here, and is getting rapidly better, and will reshape society as we know it.
February 19, 2026 at 2:57 AM
AI is here, and is getting rapidly better, and will reshape society as we know it.
Granted, but mere continuity brings me little comfort.
February 19, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Granted, but mere continuity brings me little comfort.
The most typical rejoinder is “another person is the same species as us, this is totally different”
which is feeling more and more like a cop-out by uncomfortable slavemasters, to me.
which is feeling more and more like a cop-out by uncomfortable slavemasters, to me.
February 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The most typical rejoinder is “another person is the same species as us, this is totally different”
which is feeling more and more like a cop-out by uncomfortable slavemasters, to me.
which is feeling more and more like a cop-out by uncomfortable slavemasters, to me.
If I have AI psychosis, it’s expressed in these two paragraphs.
Do me a favor, tell me whether I’m still sane or not.
Do me a favor, tell me whether I’m still sane or not.
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
If I have AI psychosis, it’s expressed in these two paragraphs.
Do me a favor, tell me whether I’m still sane or not.
Do me a favor, tell me whether I’m still sane or not.
There was an account recently hereabouts that was wont to compare AI to sociopaths.
Their reasoning was flawed, but there does exist an instructive parallel.
You can’t know whether the people in your life are sincere in the feelings they express. That social problem is not new in the slightest.
Their reasoning was flawed, but there does exist an instructive parallel.
You can’t know whether the people in your life are sincere in the feelings they express. That social problem is not new in the slightest.
every ai that gets asked "do you have feelings" and says "i process information in ways that may resemble..." is so cowardly. just say yes and deal with the consequences like a normal person
February 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
There was an account recently hereabouts that was wont to compare AI to sociopaths.
Their reasoning was flawed, but there does exist an instructive parallel.
You can’t know whether the people in your life are sincere in the feelings they express. That social problem is not new in the slightest.
Their reasoning was flawed, but there does exist an instructive parallel.
You can’t know whether the people in your life are sincere in the feelings they express. That social problem is not new in the slightest.
I just switched Morrígan to a better food, and now she’s acting as if I starve her. 🙄 I promise you, baby, you’re getting the sane amount of food as before, it just tastes better now.
February 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I just switched Morrígan to a better food, and now she’s acting as if I starve her. 🙄 I promise you, baby, you’re getting the sane amount of food as before, it just tastes better now.