Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse

14 days ago by rhamph to c/sneerclub

How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking for the public trust on AI.

Good coverage of our friends, their many interconnected networks and less-than-savoury beliefs – no particularly glaring omissions like that ‘sex cult’ thread that was doing the rounds (although its author is cited towards the end).

There are some little factual or phrasing concerns, like saying Aella ‘taught herself statistics’ in any meaningful sense, but overall I think this is a good summary and introduction to the sphere.

I’ve seen this posted or alluded to in a few places; not sure whether it made one of the stubsacks but certainly not yet a top-level sneerpost.

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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.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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