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I mean, if he thinks this effort has the data and resources to do it, more power to him. I like audacious goals.
The problem is it's not a good faith effort, so who knows what garbage this will produce...
The problem is it's not a good faith effort, so who knows what garbage this will produce...
April 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I mean, if he thinks this effort has the data and resources to do it, more power to him. I like audacious goals.
The problem is it's not a good faith effort, so who knows what garbage this will produce...
The problem is it's not a good faith effort, so who knows what garbage this will produce...
Our closest cousins just handed us the director’s cut of evolution—and what it says about us will blow your mind.
From gene duplications to new immune system maps, the full ape genome is here.
Read the wildest story in genetics.
thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/04/10/w...
From gene duplications to new immune system maps, the full ape genome is here.
Read the wildest story in genetics.
thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/04/10/w...
We Finally Read the Ape Genome Cover to Cover—Here’s What Blew Our Minds - This Week in Science
Scientists just finished the ape genome—no gaps, no guesses. Discover what it tells us about evolution, our immune systems, and even... speech?!
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April 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our closest cousins just handed us the director’s cut of evolution—and what it says about us will blow your mind.
From gene duplications to new immune system maps, the full ape genome is here.
Read the wildest story in genetics.
thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/04/10/w...
From gene duplications to new immune system maps, the full ape genome is here.
Read the wildest story in genetics.
thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/04/10/w...
This isn’t your average DNA update.
We’re talking: 🧩 215 fully assembled chromosomes
🧬 Bonobos with “mini centromeres”
🧠 Hidden genes tied to brain & speech
🧫 Immunity secrets buried in ape DNA
We’re talking: 🧩 215 fully assembled chromosomes
🧬 Bonobos with “mini centromeres”
🧠 Hidden genes tied to brain & speech
🧫 Immunity secrets buried in ape DNA
April 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This isn’t your average DNA update.
We’re talking: 🧩 215 fully assembled chromosomes
🧬 Bonobos with “mini centromeres”
🧠 Hidden genes tied to brain & speech
🧫 Immunity secrets buried in ape DNA
We’re talking: 🧩 215 fully assembled chromosomes
🧬 Bonobos with “mini centromeres”
🧠 Hidden genes tied to brain & speech
🧫 Immunity secrets buried in ape DNA
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
AGI might be real. So might existential risk.
But let’s be honest: some of the ways we talk about it aren’t scientific.
They’re spiritual instincts in disguise.
And recognizing that helps us stay sane.
But let’s be honest: some of the ways we talk about it aren’t scientific.
They’re spiritual instincts in disguise.
And recognizing that helps us stay sane.
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
AGI might be real. So might existential risk.
But let’s be honest: some of the ways we talk about it aren’t scientific.
They’re spiritual instincts in disguise.
And recognizing that helps us stay sane.
But let’s be honest: some of the ways we talk about it aren’t scientific.
They’re spiritual instincts in disguise.
And recognizing that helps us stay sane.
Behind all this is a deeply human pattern:
We face a huge unknown — death, AGI, cosmic purpose — and we build stories.
Sometimes those stories wear lab coats. Sometimes they wear robes.
But they always comfort or terrify.
We face a huge unknown — death, AGI, cosmic purpose — and we build stories.
Sometimes those stories wear lab coats. Sometimes they wear robes.
But they always comfort or terrify.
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Behind all this is a deeply human pattern:
We face a huge unknown — death, AGI, cosmic purpose — and we build stories.
Sometimes those stories wear lab coats. Sometimes they wear robes.
But they always comfort or terrify.
We face a huge unknown — death, AGI, cosmic purpose — and we build stories.
Sometimes those stories wear lab coats. Sometimes they wear robes.
But they always comfort or terrify.
Pascal said:
“Believe in God — just in case.”
Now it’s:
“Donate to AI safety — or risk eternal torture from a hypothetical AI.”
It’s Pascal’s Wager, but with computers and effective altruism.
“Believe in God — just in case.”
Now it’s:
“Donate to AI safety — or risk eternal torture from a hypothetical AI.”
It’s Pascal’s Wager, but with computers and effective altruism.
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pascal said:
“Believe in God — just in case.”
Now it’s:
“Donate to AI safety — or risk eternal torture from a hypothetical AI.”
It’s Pascal’s Wager, but with computers and effective altruism.
“Believe in God — just in case.”
Now it’s:
“Donate to AI safety — or risk eternal torture from a hypothetical AI.”
It’s Pascal’s Wager, but with computers and effective altruism.
The “Cult of AI Alignment” is real. Some folks dedicate their lives to ensuring future AI doesn’t destroy humanity.
That’s noble — but it’s also got Calvinist vibes: a predestined apocalypse and a chosen few who’ll be “saved.”
That’s noble — but it’s also got Calvinist vibes: a predestined apocalypse and a chosen few who’ll be “saved.”
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The “Cult of AI Alignment” is real. Some folks dedicate their lives to ensuring future AI doesn’t destroy humanity.
That’s noble — but it’s also got Calvinist vibes: a predestined apocalypse and a chosen few who’ll be “saved.”
That’s noble — but it’s also got Calvinist vibes: a predestined apocalypse and a chosen few who’ll be “saved.”
Roko’s Basilisk isn’t just a weird thought experiment — it’s a mirror showing how even hyper-rational people can fall into myth-making.
You can ban demons by name, but the fear stays
You can ban demons by name, but the fear stays
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Roko’s Basilisk isn’t just a weird thought experiment — it’s a mirror showing how even hyper-rational people can fall into myth-making.
You can ban demons by name, but the fear stays
You can ban demons by name, but the fear stays
The Basilisk’s logic is brutal:
“Support me now or suffer later.”
It’s eternal damnation with a silicon twist — and eerily echoes old-school theology: judgment, sin, salvation. Only now, the god is code.
“Support me now or suffer later.”
It’s eternal damnation with a silicon twist — and eerily echoes old-school theology: judgment, sin, salvation. Only now, the god is code.
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Basilisk’s logic is brutal:
“Support me now or suffer later.”
It’s eternal damnation with a silicon twist — and eerily echoes old-school theology: judgment, sin, salvation. Only now, the god is code.
“Support me now or suffer later.”
It’s eternal damnation with a silicon twist — and eerily echoes old-school theology: judgment, sin, salvation. Only now, the god is code.
Imagine this: A future superintelligent AI punishes you because you didn’t help it come into existence.
Just knowing about it makes you guilty.
Welcome to Roko’s Basilisk — the sci-fi Pascal’s Wager that haunts rationalist forums
Just knowing about it makes you guilty.
Welcome to Roko’s Basilisk — the sci-fi Pascal’s Wager that haunts rationalist forums
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Imagine this: A future superintelligent AI punishes you because you didn’t help it come into existence.
Just knowing about it makes you guilty.
Welcome to Roko’s Basilisk — the sci-fi Pascal’s Wager that haunts rationalist forums
Just knowing about it makes you guilty.
Welcome to Roko’s Basilisk — the sci-fi Pascal’s Wager that haunts rationalist forums