Carl T. BergstromJun 12, 2023

Not surprising that today's New York Times article about the singularity launders bullshit for big tech with just enough skepticism for plausible deniability.

More impressive: the article quotes 15 different people.

Sundar Pichai
Reid Hoffman
Bill Gates
Elon Musk
Sam Altman
Baldur Bjarnason
John von Neumann
Irving John Good
Hans Moravec
Ray Kurzweil
Rodney Brooks
Jerry Kaplan
Ryan Schaeffer
Eric Schmidt
Charlies Stross

Yes, every single one of them is a man.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/technology/silicon-valley-confronts-the-idea-that-the-singularity-is-here.html

Silicon Valley Confronts the Singularity

The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.

The New York Times
Show threadAlexander ShendiJun 12, 2023

@ct_bergstrom

These are the usual suspects, but why is @cstross blowing the singularity apocalypse horn?

Show threadCharlie StrossJun 12, 2023
@alexshendi @ct_bergstrom If you read the article, then (assuming I haven't been wildly misquoted then lied to) you'd see I'm deeply cynical about the whole AI singularitarian nonsense. I'm at least one of the contrarian voices.
Show threadJeremy Kahn

@alexshendi @ct_bergstrom

Also @baldur is 100% a contrarian at least as vigorous as @cstross

but still a dude.

Jun 12, 2023 at 9:00pmWeb