Clarity didn't work, trying mysterianism (2012)

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• avaer1 hour ago
  One of the more compelling (and scary) stories about how AI takes over the world. If you liked this, also check our Pluribus.
• beepbooptheory37 minutes ago
  This came up the other day, can someone help explain this to me? I am not quite sharp enough to understand it. Context:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=48911884">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=48911884</a>
  • fourthark24 minutes ago
    Seems like a fairly direct parable against AI, suggesting that even if it&#x27;s right it&#x27;s better to think for yourself.
    • beepbooptheory19 minutes ago
      You mean like LLM AI? Seems a little too early for that no?<p>Either way, <i>what</i> is it right about? In your mind?
• mmooss1 hour ago
  (2012)<p>Also here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20131230055512&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;squid314.livejournal.com&#x2F;332946.html?thread=2852498#t2852498#t2852498" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20131230055512&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;squid314.l...</a><p>Does anyone know the provenance of this story? One comment says, responding to someone who recommends publishing it,<p>&gt; The problem is that it&#x27;s published so he can sell only second rights.<p>EDIT: The story is tagged (at the top) &quot;fiction, raikoth&quot;. Raikoth is the &#x27;constructed civilization&#x27; of Scott Alexander, author of Slate Star Codex, et al. And though the post is at gwern.net, I see the author is &quot;Scott&quot;.
  • lalaithion1 hour ago
    What do you mean the provenance? It was published on livejournal in 2012, that’s the provenance.
  • emmelaich25 minutes ago
    Yep, Scott (squid314) used livejournal before SlateStarCodex, before AstralCodexTen.