Trump administration adviser says he had to brief cabinet officials on dataset contamination and Roko's Basilisk

I once tried to explain 'the Waluigi Effect' to a Rear Admiral. It did not go well for either of us.

I believe this is the experience of anyone who has ever tried to explain the Waluigi thing to anyone

@sriramk I suppose someone had to do it, but I do not envy you the task of explaining both why these people are crazy and how crazy people can end up with enough money to move mountains.

@sriramk Many things wrong with the current information ecosystem but one of the great things is how interesting and provocative ideas move around much faster. Has the line from Berkeley to DC ever been more open?

@sriramk Which is the reason that Musk and Grimes got together when they did (real)

@sriramk The single worst idea originating from that place

@jachiam0 i just explain the luigi effect and sometimes they get it by accident.

@bilaltwovec Stupid moondream had to go and be useful and clean up image benchmarks or else someone might have to mention bitch kid to the national security council smh

@sriramk Haven’t they read the book? It was Ginny all along.

@sriramk You'll be please to hear @RokoMijic

@sriramk And that kids, is how I got a P(doom) of 110%.

@sriramk Have you said thank you once?

@jakehalloran1 the someone in question

@sriramk

@sriramk If it makes you feel better, I had the same problem here at PACOM too lol

@sriramk foreign policy but make it a 2009 forum post

@S_OhEigeartaigh waaaaaaaaaah

@S_OhEigeartaigh I wasn't the first to discuss Gwern at Downing Street but I was the first to discuss Danbooru

@sriramk tell us more.. worthy of a podcast episode

@sriramk @alexolegimas Roko's Modern Life