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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

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Someone I was following on TikTok, whose takes on tech industry bullshit and specifically AI hype I respected, made a video that Roko's basilisk is a serious concern. My apologies to those who have been in this same situation when I was less sympathetic.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"So wait, you mean you're willing to condemn my mind clones to an eternity of suffering so you can get tiktok views?"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Bro believed the Nvidia hype and came out as a doomer lmao.

[–] Feathercrown 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Roko's basilisk specifically might not be a big concern, but there is a recent trend of looking at threats with large reach and consequence. If this guy channeled his work into looking at, for example, climate change, that could be useful.