Matt Blaze
I have no idea (and little interest in) what's going on with that AI CEO thing, other than a certainty that whatever it is will be revealed to be increasingly stupid and horrific over time.
Nov 18, 2023 at 11:16pmWeb
Show threadPseudonymous Nov 18, 2023
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#SelfFulfillingToot #AskedAndAnswered
Ars Technica just ran an article saying one of the engineers was afraid generalized A.I. would be a safety threat so they staged a boardroom revolt to slow down their own team's progress.
Show threadNicholas WeaverNov 18, 2023
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It is looking like a palace coupe, with the "Skynet is going to kill us" TESCREAL cultists evicting the "Lets build the Torment Nexus" Sillicon valley cultists.
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 18, 2023
@ncweaver Sounds as good as anything else.
Show threadNicholas WeaverNov 18, 2023
@mattblaze And looks like more comedy gold incoming, as the "Torment Nexus" folks have the $ and the ownership stake, even if it is the "Skynet" cultists who control the non profit board that has control (but NOT majority ownership) of the for profit subsidiary.
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 18, 2023
@ncweaver AI to Blockchain: "Hold my beer".
Show threadNicholas WeaverNov 18, 2023
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I don't want another AI or crypto winter, I want NUCLEAR winters. And I'll do what I can to make the rubble bounce...
Show threadBill Plein🌶Nov 19, 2023
@mattblaze @ncweaver That’s just Marc Andreessen muttering to himself.
Show threadDr. Fancypants, Esq.Nov 18, 2023
@ncweaver @mattblaze I’m rooting for injuries.
Show threadSnerk RabbledauberNov 18, 2023

@mattblaze

If the AI CEO becomes increasingly stupid and horrific then that means it's doing a great job imitating a CEO.

Show threadDavid, a Bostonian in Tokyo.Nov 19, 2023

@mattblaze

With the board now inviting him back, your "increasingly stupid" is looking spot on. But "horrific"? No. Hilariously funny, yes.

Show threadMatt BlazeNov 19, 2023
@djl The stupid wave is impressively fast moving here. But I'm not counting horrific out just yet.
Show threadDavid, a Bostonian in Tokyo.Nov 19, 2023

@mattblaze

Hmm. I don't understand "horrific" here.
As a student of Roger Schank, I see the current round of AI as misdirected, so watching it crash and burn would be (a) good news from an intellectual standpoint, and (b) hilariously funny.

Show threadMatt BlazeNov 19, 2023
@djl Abrupt CEO departures are often correlated with revelations of some kind of misconduct that everyone would rather have been kept quiet.
Show threadDavid, a Bostonian in Tokyo.Nov 19, 2023

@mattblaze
Ah. Horror for the people involved. Agreed.

My lack of sympathy and empathy for the folks trivializing and destroying what ought to be a serious intellectual endevour is showing.