“How many people are allowed to die to prevent AGI?” His response was: “There should be enough survivors on Earth in close contact to form a viable reproductive population, with room to spare, & they should have a sustainable food supply
@timnitgebru
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Racist statements and eugenics concerns in AI discourse
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Maybe where he tells us Black people are stupider than mankind as a whole, calls us the N-word and worries about dysgenic pressures as an existential risk. https://
truthdig.com/articles/the-a
cronym-behind-our-wildest-ai-dreams-and-nightmares/
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Singularity Predictions: Repeated Failed Forecasts and Media Incentives
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Like preachers who preach that tomorrow will be the end of the world & "refine" their arguments for next time. These ppl have predicted "the singularity" to be 2025 & will probably do this for the rest of their lives while getting $$ & being invited to write op-eds for @TIME
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Worker Activism Against Corporate-Powered Apartheid Systems
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Apartheid being powered by large multinational corporations is ever green, and workers can make a difference now just like they did in the past, e.g. read about Polaroid workers and South African Apartheid here: https://
dissentmagazine.org/online_article
s/when-polaroid-workers-fought-apartheid/
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Longtermism and Existential Risk: Critical Academic Perspectives
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Awful. You should send your professor these articles. https://
currentaffairs.org/2021/07/the-da
ngerous-ideas-of-longtermism-and-existential-risk
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truthdig.com/articles/longt
ermism-and-eugenics-a-primer/
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Media Coverage of Elon Musk’s Ideological Views Criticized
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This article tries so hard never to mention "the great replacement theory" but they talk about Elmo's fear of "civilization collapse or whatever" Only mention apartheid once. Has all the other similarly awful white dudes commenting like the good guys. Smh.
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Hoffman criticized for Messiah complex in AI leadership ethics
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"…Hoffman argued, the principles & priorities of the leaders in the field will matter: “We want the construction of this to be not people with Messiah complexes.” OMG YOU DON'T SAY. Reid Hoffman with his new grift with Mustafa Suleyman is telling us?
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Media Coverage of AI Leaders Lacks Diversity and Gender Balance
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I am so irritated right now, now that the article has gotten to "AI" and the only comments I see are like Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, as if these men can't have similar profiles written about them smh. Like they're the good guys, and also what a fuckin sausage fest.
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Musk’s AI Motivations: Altruism or Industry Dominance?
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"It is difficult to say whether Musk’s interest in A.I. is driven by scientific wonder and altruism or by a desire to dominate a new and potentially powerful industry." This article is completely missing Elmo's #TESCREAL ideologies.
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Musk’s Political Shift: Racial Discrimination and Apartheid Legacy
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"Some…who know Musk well…struggle to make sense of his political shift. “There was nothing political about him ever,” a close associate told me" Only white men write this about dude -with largest racial discrimination case ever in CA
-born & raised in apartheid South Africa