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by tourmalinetaco 1094 days ago
I’m gonna need some more info about this cult and his agenda.
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jamilton 1094 days ago
The author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky

Presumably the "cult": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LessWrong

Or maybe they mean specifically the subgroup of people on LessWrong who believe the creation of AGI would be the end of the world.

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ysleepy 1093 days ago
See previous discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35064303

"The Real-Life Consequences of Silicon Valley’s AI Obsession

Sam Bankman-Fried made effective altruism a punchline, but its philosophy of maximum do-gooding masks a thriving culture of predatory behavior."

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tourmalinetaco 1094 days ago
A rather successful AI researcher with a large fanfiction very weirdly tied into his craft, and his own discussion board/pseudo-cult who believe that unless his qualifications for “friendly AI” are followed the world will end?

And here I thought “My Immortal” was the weirdest Harry Potter fanfiction.

Thanks for the links!

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