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Is there a tension between AI safety and AI welfare? If so, how can it be addressed? My new paper with Robert Long and Toni Sims explores the feasibility of building safe and beneficial AI for humans, animals, and AI systems at the same time. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Last year I spent the whole of LessOnline running the puzzle hunt which was awesome but I'm excited to actually get to participate in the event this time!

Yesterday was another one of these. I made people kneel on an acupressure mat, confess their sins, and then say cringey affirmations as penance

Great opportunities for people interested in digital sentience and AI welfare

A: AI companies will downplay the issue of AI consciousness to avoid ethical obligations and regulation B: AI companies will lean into AI consciousness as a way to hype up their work and make AI companions more compelling Which is more likely?

I am going to keep saying this: literally every form of weight loss, every single one of them, *requires you to do a thing for the rest of your life*.

Lighthaven plaques with their sponsors. ❤️❤️ Me, Rosie Paul Crowley Aella (close ups and wider context in 🧵)

PSA: There is an astronomer in Oakland called Cliff Stoll who makes Klein bottles and I love him kleinbottle.com

This is a really well done article about AI consciousness. Also includes some thoughts from my boss Robert Long on the Claude spiritual bliss thing:

1/ As Joanne Jang notes, people increasingly perceive AI systems as conscious. This is confirmed not only by recent studies but also by the volume of email that many of us receive from concerned citizens! However, OpenAI's response is incomplete in one key respect. Short 🧵👇

.Aella is kind, compassionate, and brave, not to mention a very talented writer. She receives an unbelievable amount of vitriol and it's totally undeserved, even if you disagree with her views or lifestyle. I am very glad she exists

I've had several people DM me to thank me for speaking publicly about GLP-1 meds as it prompted them to try it and it has been a huge life improvement. This makes me happy