One of the things that is amazing about AI derangement syndrome is that when you call someone out for buying into that shit -- someone you've previously been on quite good terms with for decades -- their response to you saying, "hey, you should stop doing that, there is no ethical use of this tech" is a level of offense as if you have just fucked their cat.

Some of you probably know who I'm talking about. If not, you probably have examples yourselves.

@jwz i can't tell you how many people are precisely this guy

@davidgerard @jwz

It's a cult or perhaps a religion.

Anyone questioning the irrational beliefs of the faithful are automatically heathen unbelievers and to be shunned.

@simonzerafa @jwz just had another one coupla days ago

he posted screenshots of how he asked Claude what the roots were of the anti-AI echo chamber

i won't diagnose the bot conversation as AI psychosis, but i will say that's the first thing that sprung to mind looking at it

the crash can't come soon enough

@davidgerard @jwz

The crash is long overdue. Hopefully within the next six months.