Superintelligent AI Likely to Be Lazy Gamer, Not Threat
I see this as a good thing. It's another bit of evidence for my argument that superintelligent AI will be a slacker/gamer/stoner. It's also good news for people worried about agentic bioterrorism.
China’s Loan‑driven Industrial Policy Breeds Debt, Few Champions
Most of China's industrial policy is in the form of bank loans, not subsidies. Yes, you can lend to 100 companies, and 2 survive, and then you have 2 national champions. But you also have a mountain of bad debt on...
User Growth Is Genuine, Not Just Bots
Oh yeah this app's user growth totally isn't just bots. It's all very real human beings with interesting things to say https://t.co/XE2VNIpybV
OpenAI’s AGI Mission Aims to Render Humans Unemployable
The problem here isn't just PR. The people who work at OpenAI think that the *goal* of their work is to make human beings unemployable. The corporate mission statement says it explicitly in its definition of "AGI".
AI Labs Have Long Aimed to Replace Human Workers
Agreed. But people need to understand, the idea of making human workers obsolete has been the explicit, stated *goal* of top AI labs -- and many AI researchers -- for many many years. It's not just marketing.
AI Firms' AGI Mission Embeds Human Obsolescence
It isn't just a narrative. It's the mission statement. AI companies have defined "AGI" as AI that can replace rather than augment workers. And their corporate missions are to create "AGI". The notion of human obsolescence is baked into the...
AI's Future May Concentrate Power and Wealth
Until recently, it looked like AI might be a hyper-competitive, low-margin industry like solar or airlines. But now it looks like a few companies might dominate. That could have big implications for inequality -- not just of wealth, but of...
Top AI Experts Assign 25% Extinction Risk to AI
Hmm. But leading AI figures give pretty high p(doom) numbers. Dario says he thinks AI has a 25% chance of causing human extinction or something similar. https://t.co/p6cAl7HAny
AI CEOs Could Become Future Global Emperors
In 20 or 50 years, will the heads of AI companies be de facto emperors of the world? https://t.co/dWJTBvXdWy
U.S. Loses War to Iran for First Time in Centuries
America is the first country in over two centuries to lose a war to Iran, thanks to Trump
Improve Cities, Boost Housing Support Across America
My thoughts on what America actually needs to do in order to make its cities nicer and increase support for housing construction: https://t.co/8adistZlJY
Plain, Affordable Homes Beat Fancy Designs for Livability
Japanese residential neigborhoods have cheap, plain architecture but are amazing places to live. Texas builds tons of housing even though it's all boring boxes. Fancy architecture is cool, but it's not the key to building more. https://t.co/8adistYNUq
Improve City Livability, Not Copy European Architecture
I don't think borrowing architecture from Europe will move the needle on American support for housing construction. Instead, we just have to make our cities better places to live. https://t.co/8adistZlJY
Japan Legalizes Most Forms of Sex Work
I see the rest of the world has now discovered that most forms of sex work are legal in Japan
Hyperlocal Control, Not Aesthetic Mandates, Drives Housing Growth
I don't think mandating "pretty" buildings is going to get much more housing built. What WILL get more housing built, I think, is hyperlocal control. https://t.co/rgDQYAp9h0
