articles tagged: superintelligence


# tech

the syn/ack-gogue of a.i. doomsday

Thanks to an explosion of cheap computing power, AI is advancing faster than ever. But one of it's high priests seems to be firmly stuck in the past millennium...
the syn/ack-gogue of a.i. doomsday

# tech

when machines won’t need us anymore

What if Silicon Valley's high priests of AGI get their wish, but end up with a digital god that wants nothing to do with them?
when machines won’t need us anymore

# oddities

why peter thiel embraced roko’s basilisk

Silicon Valley embraced a new religion. And it borrows quite heavily from an old one.
why peter thiel embraced roko’s basilisk

# tech

how do you build the everything machine?

Our tech oligarchs want an "AGI." No one really knows what that actually means.
how do you build the everything machine?

# tech   

the madness of king altman: how ai became the god of silicon valley

However bizarre you think Silicon Valley's sudden obsession with AI, I assure you, its roots are way weirder than that, and so are the plans for an "AI-powered" future.
the madness of king altman: how ai became the god of silicon valley