Ah, people are finally rediscovering the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks -- as beloved by Elon Musk . I've read all 10 of the Culture novels, at least twice each. They've been a huge part of my life for over 30 years. Iain M. Banks is my favorite author. A world-historical

We are so fucking cooked This is "the most important chart in AI" Every ***4 months***, the length of coding tasks AIs can do (compared to humans) DOUBLES Do you get how fast that is?

12M views and 270k likes. Huge congrats and personal *thanks* to Roman for trying to save the life of my little kid, my family, friends and everyone else on Earth! 🫡 Also the comments go *HARD* :

This reads like a slow retreat by one of the most vocal opponents of (gen) AI. This is what I've been warning about: AI won't remain "slop" forever. It will eventually get as good as humans - and then better. Far better. What happens then? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 feels

Big AI Lobbyists: If the US regulates AI, China won't Meanwhile, in China: "Concerned that AI could threaten CCP rule, Beijing is taking extraordinary steps to keep it under control."

Twitter! Save this post from negative karma: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ije4YiHz… I want the EAs to see it

BREAKING 🚨 Sam Altman’s attorneys have accepted service of a new subpoena. When one of our attorneys talked to them, they wanted assurances that we would work with Altman’s schedule if he has to come in and testify. This bodes well in that they think he will have to testify!

I still think about this basically every day

"I haven't seen anyone who likes AI say that to an Anti-AI" AI developer to a father and his child:

MIRI and Lightcone's SFF-matched fundraisers are coming down to the wire the next 3 days (as such often do). MIRI has $1M of $1.6M remaining on its match. Lightcone needs $1.6M of $2.6M. **If** you're equally motivated to donate to either, I'd say fill Lightcone's first. 🧵⤵️

AI 100% self improving. 99.9% of all humans:

Anyone who does not disavow and oppose recursive self-improvement of AI is a traitor to humanity. You’re, at the very best, lighting a fuse you don’t control. At worst, you’re hoping your company is going to be the one to coup the world. Fuck you.

I'm gonna be screening my hunger strike documentary for the first time next Thursday (Jan 8 @ 7pm) at Mox SF, come watch! Includes ~25 minutes of screening followed by a Q&A with me and Guido Reichstadter

Things to do with AI: 1. Shut it all down!

Humans react to indoor fires like they react to AI. As a drunk teenager I’d probably have behaved similarly in the club, but non-drunk adults react to AI the exact same way.

AI that's unaligned will just only kill everyone. AI that's aligned will make you wish it were unaligned. #ShutItAllDown

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AI won't stay slop forever. If you keep calling everything made with AI slop - you are missing the point. AI will only get better from now on. Until it replaces us entirely.