• TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      9 months ago

      It’s reminiscent of the freakout among some of the rationalists when Roko’s basilisk first appeared. And they wonder why people keep calling them an apocalyptic cult.

    • lurker@awful.systems
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      yeah, I read the whole article. being an AI doomer must be absolutely miserable. the whole thing just reeks of cult behaviour but especially that part. they’re living in a bubble completely separate from reality