jwzFeb 18

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.

Show threadDavid GerardFeb 18
@jwz i can't tell you how many people are precisely this guy
Show threadSimon ZerafaFeb 18

@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.

Show threadCharlie StrossFeb 18
@simonzerafa @davidgerard @jwz TESCREAL as a whole is *definitely* a religion—a very familiar looking one to those of us who weren't raised in any variety of Christianity but in another religion, and therefore get to observe Christian behaviour from outside. And I'm telling you the singularitarian/AI bros are just speedrunning the emergence of pre-Nicean Xtianity as a syncretistic evangelical faith (this time without Jesus/God but with the usual salvationist/AI uploading heaven bullshit).
Show threadNegative12DollarBill
@cstross @simonzerafa @[email protected] @jwz Which non-Christian religion were you raised in, Charlie?
Feb 18 at 9:09pmWeb
Show threadCharlie StrossFeb 18
@negative12dollarbill @simonzerafa @jwz Reform Judaism (British, not American —they're different)
Show threadNegative12DollarBillFeb 18
@cstross @simonzerafa @jwz Very interesting, thank you.