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Max Poletto
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Generalist computer systems builder, climate nerd. Enjoy cycling, rowing, mountaineering. He/him.
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This from the "Head of Mission Alignment" at OpenAI. Huge uncertainties, indeed. 🤡
A slide with the title "A rough sketch of the century". It predicts, among other things, "Global Conflict?" in the 2030s, "Elon King of Mars?" in the 2040s, "Conflicts over Transhumanism?" in the 2060s, and admits, "Note: ... I have *huge* uncertainties around these".
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Nat Bullard's annual report is here.
www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations

The opening slide is itself striking.
Chart titled "1200 years in Kyoto". X-axis: years from 800 to 2000+. Y-axis: day of the year for full flowering of cherry trees in Kyoto. Stable around 100-110 for centuries, dropping to ~85 over the 20th century.
January 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Obligatory Simpsons meme. (Credit: imgflip.com/i/6k7hyi)
A dejected Bart Simpson says, "This is the hottest summer of my life". Homer corrects him: "The hottest summer of your life so far".
December 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM