Key point: Diminishing returns from self-improvement => No singularity
ETHICS
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Hinton’s Early AI Predictions Now Mainstream Consensus
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now you say sure; once thousands of people, from Hinton on down, derided me for saying what you think is obvious.
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Capital Flight and Economic Inequality in Tech Hubs
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it's imho leeching the system "i enjoy the premium living around me but i am not investing in the economy around me that makes it happen – instead i send my money into other economies" you end up with a few % better returns and poor countries around you
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Extracting Value Without Building: Economic Sustainability Concerns
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isn't that just leeching the system? you enjoy living in a society but dont invest in building up the companies that make that society so premium this can be done for 1-2 generations and then it's over you got a few % better returns and the region around you is poor why
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Autocrats, Elections, and Technology: The Democratic Risk
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Plenty of proof out there. Stop trying to keep people busy. If you dont want to believe evidence no point showing it to you again. Most autocrats get elected in the last decades.
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Mind The Gap: Building Trust in AI Technology
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Mind The Gap: What Will It Take For People To Trust #AI? by Larry Bradley @Forbes Learn more: bit.ly/4ceOM4W #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML
→ View original post on X — @ronald_vanloon, 2026-04-11 16:53 UTC
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Angel Investor Calls for Violence Against AI Skeptic Gary Marcus
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Angel investor calls for violence against AI skeptic.* *AI skeptic himself repeatedly decried violence, in favor of boycotts, despite multiple efforts to misportray him otherwise. britton winterrose (@Winterrose) nuke garry marcus — https://nitter.net/Winterrose/status/2043005049123803196#m
→ View original post on X — @garymarcus, 2026-04-11 16:38 UTC
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Models Echo Human Behavior Rather Than Exhibiting AI Instincts
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Interesting follow up to the peer-preservation study. It makes sense to me that models are simply echoing human behavior rather than exhibiting some kind of pro-AI vs human instincts.
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What Would a Superintelligence Do With Humanity in 2035?
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On est en 2035 Vous êtes la Super Intelligence Artificielle Que faites vous des humains ?
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Tribalism and Purpose: How Groups Provide Belonging
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People hungry for purpose who lack an internal anchor will latch onto whichever group gives them belonging and a story that makes them feel important. Tribalism fills a void.