Chris Painter
@chris.bsky.social
evals accelerationist, Head of Policy at METR, working hard on responsible scaling policies
Check out my artisanal hand-crafted "AI Bluesky" starter pack here: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/chris.bsky.social/3lbefurb2xh2u
Check out my artisanal hand-crafted "AI Bluesky" starter pack here: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/chris.bsky.social/3lbefurb2xh2u
Bought a new bike this weekend :(
March 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Bought a new bike this weekend :(
Look at this extremely expansive definition of Russia’s territory on my hand-drawn 7th grade map
December 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Look at this extremely expansive definition of Russia’s territory on my hand-drawn 7th grade map
Also: my high school graduation speech was superintelligence-pilled:
December 29, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Also: my high school graduation speech was superintelligence-pilled:
Cleaning a childhood bedroom and I’m struck by how much optimistic messaging about technology and space technology in particular I was surrounded by as a kid in the 90’s.
Are kids still immersed in this stuff? I hope so
Are kids still immersed in this stuff? I hope so
December 29, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Cleaning a childhood bedroom and I’m struck by how much optimistic messaging about technology and space technology in particular I was surrounded by as a kid in the 90’s.
Are kids still immersed in this stuff? I hope so
Are kids still immersed in this stuff? I hope so
If this group is dedicated to advocating for what it seems like they’re dedicated to advocating for, it’s pretty wild that they exist!
December 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM
If this group is dedicated to advocating for what it seems like they’re dedicated to advocating for, it’s pretty wild that they exist!
Luigi Mangione's review of the Unabomber manifesto on Goodreads
December 9, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Luigi Mangione's review of the Unabomber manifesto on Goodreads
Everything I do is dedicated to him
November 22, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Everything I do is dedicated to him
This is basically the framework and set of priorities through which I view all technical AI governance work
November 19, 2024 at 8:18 AM
This is basically the framework and set of priorities through which I view all technical AI governance work
I really did not like the energy of this BART ad one bit
November 19, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I really did not like the energy of this BART ad one bit
There’s like a blue laser coming out of downtown SF
June 25, 2023 at 5:13 AM
There’s like a blue laser coming out of downtown SF
Saw this vase today, and can’t help thinking that it looks like an Amongus that was chopped in half
June 25, 2023 at 12:02 AM
Saw this vase today, and can’t help thinking that it looks like an Amongus that was chopped in half
The reason most people react to an article after only reading the title is because the title, especially for breaking news, usually tells you most of what you need to know.
May 18, 2023 at 4:37 PM
The reason most people react to an article after only reading the title is because the title, especially for breaking news, usually tells you most of what you need to know.
New Twitter CEO's headshot just dropped and OH NO
May 11, 2023 at 9:47 PM
New Twitter CEO's headshot just dropped and OH NO
Top signal? This early?
May 11, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Top signal? This early?
When you stop hunting me, this is who you’ve stopped hunting:
May 10, 2023 at 6:09 PM
When you stop hunting me, this is who you’ve stopped hunting:
When you hunt me, this is who you’re hunting:
May 10, 2023 at 6:08 PM
When you hunt me, this is who you’re hunting:
My political alignment is what I call “Chobani Futurism”
Like and RT if you agree
Like and RT if you agree
May 10, 2023 at 2:15 AM
My political alignment is what I call “Chobani Futurism”
Like and RT if you agree
Like and RT if you agree
Damn forest fires ain’t the only thing that’s SMOKIN’
May 7, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Damn forest fires ain’t the only thing that’s SMOKIN’
Me and the homies on the way to the SF bsky meetup
May 4, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Me and the homies on the way to the SF bsky meetup
Photo from December of @pfrazee.com using psychohistory techniques to set the ALF subplot into motion:
May 4, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Photo from December of @pfrazee.com using psychohistory techniques to set the ALF subplot into motion:
As a bsky power user, it's interesting to me that people covering this story presume the team was "surprised" by the content moderation needs of the app. Someone saying this self-evidently hasn't actually built stuff at scale before. The team was obviously surprised by user growth, not NSFW content.
May 3, 2023 at 11:26 PM
As a bsky power user, it's interesting to me that people covering this story presume the team was "surprised" by the content moderation needs of the app. Someone saying this self-evidently hasn't actually built stuff at scale before. The team was obviously surprised by user growth, not NSFW content.
When I remember I have ice cream in the freezer
May 3, 2023 at 10:36 PM
When I remember I have ice cream in the freezer