@perrymetzger
Mad Scientist, Bon Vivant, and Raconteur.
AI
Reports emerged of OpenAI's annualized revenue around $50B, alongside releases of math solutions and internal model papers.
Technology
Letters from Leo, citing The New York Times, says Olah and his team privately urged papal advisers to consider possible AI consciousness.
AI
A post says the physicists found more solutions to differential equations and calls this result “almost certainly more interesting” for physics applications such as fusion than Navier–Stokes.
AI
A guest shared what he describes as the full video of his September 24 appearance, while stressing that it covers only part of his case.
AI
A user suggests that increased productivity growth rates are beginning to reflect AI’s impact.
AI
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.
AI
The objection isn't to bots in principle: The user says they'd welcome bots that contributed to conversations and thinks leading-edge AI should be able to.
AI
The post predicts effective altruists would overestimate their influence on the Chinese state, while arguing that slowing U.S. AI development would serve China's interests.
AI
The author also includes someone referred to as Coxon in the claim, calling the alleged funding connection “not a conspiracy” but “just a fact.”
AI
Cryptographer and Bitcoin mailing list moderator flags analysis of forecaster accuracy.
AI
Tweet by computer scientist Perry Metzger includes image of economic summary showing nonfarm payrolls increase.
AI
Tweet alleges all six people in a Guardian AI story receive pay from doomer megadonors.
AI
Discusses scenarios where AIs escape labs, hobbyists, or gain legal rights.