@micsolana
billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of san francisco. disinformation researcher. cmo @foundersfund. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴☠️
AI
A post argues that those fearing AI-driven extinction also believe they're building a “miracle engine” capable of almost anything.
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Usage policy update adds new rules and highlights the potential for misuse.
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One post wonders whether the average human lifespan might reach around 500 years if an AI apocalypse doesn't happen.
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A poster says they expected a “tour de force” when Pinker's article appeared, and Scott's reply did not disappoint.
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A user calls the article excellent and singles out its ending for discussing what they call the “most important question of aliens.”
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A user worries that politicians could overcomplicate people’s lives to the point that they need a superintelligence to help with their taxes.
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The site advertises free answers from official sources without an account. It cannot currently see submitted applications; broader services are planned for 2027.
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A post jokes that artificial superintelligence comes online, reads the news and asks, “so you guys just let the violent lunatics like… run around huh?”
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A user on X wonders when disbelief in conscious AI became something to ridicule, after months of discussion around a story arguing that robots are conscious.
Technology
A commenter asks for transparency about the PR funding while saying they don’t doubt that the tour’s participants believe in what they’re doing and saying.
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A commentator jokes that fears about robots taking jobs could give way to demands for AI agents to earn a “living wage,” blaming researchers for treating the technology as human.
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A commenter calls the choice “extremely unwise,” explicitly framing the objection as purely about narrative.
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A post says Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warned that Anthropic’s model-welfare training could make future Claude systems harder to control. A related post revisits Satya Nadella’s 2024 argument for treating AI as a tool.
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In a discussion about whether advanced civilizations would visibly spread through the galaxy, one commenter suggests dark matter might be an alien supercomputer.
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The author says skeptics allege coordination by powerful, wealthy AI safety figures, but explicitly disagrees with that claim and also disputes the “whistleblower” label.
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One post criticizes a scenario in which ideologically selected company insiders would have more control over an emerging AI system than governments.
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The author labels disinformation research “censorship” while saying Stamos has “seamlessly transitioned” to AI safety.
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CBS Mornings reports that current and former Anthropic employees warned AI could kill all humans. Critics worry exaggerated forecasts could undermine trust, while a defender of numerical forecasts argues they convey the seriousness of the concern.
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The user describes the shared image as “the perfect encapsulation” of AI progress over the six months leading up to September 11, 2026.
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A self-described technological accelerationist says they’re puzzled by some people’s dismissiveness, despite their own aversion to regulation and apocalyptic thinking.