Evinceo

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[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The writing has been on the wall since they reprinted Alpha as non playable $250 packs.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago

You missed his most important job, reminding everyone about previous discussions of PG essays whenever someone reposts a PG essay.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 10 points 2 days ago

Russia complaining that the US sells too many weapons is an awkward line when the AK platform is the universal symbol for armed conflict across the globe.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 8 points 4 days ago

Launch all the nukes?

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 5 points 6 days ago

Oof, that slid right past me. I think I skimmed some of the parts the article told me it was ok to skim if I wanted to.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This is actually a really damning article. Despite the carefully constructed facade, Scott simply isn't curious about anything that might broaden his world.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 7 points 1 week ago

It's just a question of when they pull the trigger on this.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 10 points 1 week ago

Especially leadership of a political organization that's basically just there to turn his opinions into code and publish his essays.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think anything in the report is new, is it? Isn't this the exact weirdness that got him kicked off the board in the first place? I was shocked when he was quietly added back to the board; I really thought the allegations would stick the first time.

Nice to have it all in one place though.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 2 points 3 weeks ago

When the music stops can't MS just let OpenAI go bankrupt and keep the tech?

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

RIP rationalist moonshot. Takes a special kind of SV-libertarian brainrot to think the world will be saved by a company. Do we have EY's reaction yet?

 

Utilitarian brainworms or one of the many very real instances of a homicidal parent going after their disabled child? I can't decide, but it's a depressing read.

May end up on SRD, but you read it here first.

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