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[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's "general intelligence", the eugenicist wet dream of a supposedly quantitative measure of how the better class of humans do brain good.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

From Yud's remarks on Xitter:

As much as people might like to joke about how little skill it takes to found a $2B investment fund, it isn't actually true that you can just saunter in as a psychotic IQ 80 person and do that.

Well, not with that attitude.

You must be skilled at persuasion, at wearing masks, at fitting in, at knowing what is expected of you;

If "wearing masks" really is a skill they need, then they are all susceptible to going insane and hiding it from their coworkers. Really makes you think (TM).

you must outperform other people also trying to do that, who'd like that $2B for themselves. Winning that competition requires g-factor and conscientious effort over a period.

zoom and enhance

g-factor

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 16 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Yud continues to bluecheck:

"This is not good news about which sort of humans ChatGPT can eat," mused Yudkowsky. "Yes yes, I'm sure the guy was atypically susceptible for a $2 billion fund manager," he continued. "It is nonetheless a small iota of bad news about how good ChatGPT is at producing ChatGPT psychosis; it contradicts the narrative where this only happens to people sufficiently low-status that AI companies should be allowed to break them."

Is this "narrative" in the room with us right now?

It's reassuring to know that times change, but Yud will always be impressed by the virtues of the rich.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

to placate trans ideology

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here's their page of instructions, written as usual by the children who really liked programming the family VCR:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Let's see who he reads. Vox Day (who is now using ChatGPT to "disprove" evolution), Christopher Rufo, Curtis Yarvin, Emil Kirkegaard, Mars Review model Bimbo Ubermensch.... It's a real Who's Who of Why The Fuck Do I Know Who These People Are?!

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 14 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Want to feel depressed? Over 2,000 Wikipedia articles, on topics from Morocco to Natalie Portman to Sinn Féin, are corrupted by ChatGPT. And that's just the obvious ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=insource%3A%22utm_source%3Dchatgpt.com%22&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&searchToken=8ops8b9qb8qmw8by39k248jyp

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 14 points 2 months ago (6 children)

https://xcancel.com/jasonlk/status/1946069562723897802

Vibe Coding Day 8,

I'm not even out of bed yet and I'm already planning my day on @Replit.

Today is AI Day, to really add AI to our algo.

[...]

If @Replit deleted my database between my last session and now there will be hell to pay

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Seems overly generous both to Christopher Hitchens and to Julia Galef.

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 18 points 2 months ago

(putting on an N95 before I enter the grocery store) dun dun DUN DUN dun dun DUN DUN deedle dee deedle dee DUN DUN

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 17 points 2 months ago

The more expertise you have, the more you can use ChatGPT as an idea collaborator, and use your own discernment on the validity of the ideas.

Good grief. Just take drugs, people.

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