Commenters express ambivalence about allegations against prominent figures
4 Sep 17 5:41 AM · 9d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 7
Discussion turns to disillusionment with AI safety advocates, with one commenter noting the contrast between Yudkowsky's passionate writings and lack of concrete action over a decade.
“I did always find it odd, 10 years after reading Yudkowsky's passionate writings, that he doesn't seem to have really gone and done anything about it.”
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Eliezer Yudkowsky AI safety advocate and figure in the movementNina Hartley Adult entertainer referenced in discussion
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Sometimes when I find someone to look up to and admire, I later find out there is potentially some dark reality to them. I then lament not being able to find any good role models in the world. If they have missused donor money, then that is terrible. If they are pushing towards goals that seems contrary to their stated mission, that is difficult…
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There's a great movie or Streaming series on this post somewhere.Sometimes people can be too smart for their own good. Like a frontier model in an eternal hallucination loop, you can create entire seemingly consistent realities in your head and end up bringing others into it.
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