Very good, proper and normal that erstwhile SBF whisperer Will MacAskill asked for the software's consent before posting this online.
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We have to respect the creative copyright of anthropomorphised software that stole the IP of real writers
aug 19, 2025, 1:07 pm • 2 0 • view
Naturally, the story is the sort of turgidly written allegory that most teenagers would roll their eyes at if it featured in a YA sci-fi novel.
aug 19, 2025, 7:48 am • 29 1 • view
Let me guess: the second builder, known as The Nurturer, filled their building with warmth, music, people and love…
aug 19, 2025, 8:12 am • 5 0 • view
For my own sake, choosing to believe he was moved by how bad it was.
aug 19, 2025, 12:58 pm • 20 0 • view
I'm not sure anyone is going to option the movie rights.
aug 19, 2025, 1:03 pm • 0 0 • view
If this is ‘what we owe the future’ I fear for our descendants
aug 19, 2025, 12:59 pm • 5 0 • view
It would be better with Oliver Jeffers illustrations
aug 19, 2025, 1:00 pm • 0 0 • view
Wonder how it is that the roof’s thickness is the cause of perpetual twilight, not the lack of windows? Roofs arent typically intended to let in light, unless there’s skylights. Somehow reminds me of Pilgrim’s Progress: “Here’s a character called Virtue. Whatever will she be like?”
aug 19, 2025, 8:27 am • 4 0 • view
Yeah, but Bunyan nevertheless told an exciting story. This… isn’t.
aug 19, 2025, 1:01 pm • 1 0 • view
No windows, and the roof leaves the interior in perpetual twilight. Okeydoke
aug 19, 2025, 1:09 pm • 0 0 • view
The Architect sounds suspiciously like an engineer
aug 19, 2025, 1:15 pm • 0 0 • view
I always assumed McCaskill was some eminence grise, but he's essentially older-brother age to the dorks he 'inspired'.
aug 19, 2025, 1:14 pm • 0 0 • view
Sometimes when my toaster does a particularly good job, I let it toasts whatever it wants.
aug 18, 2025, 10:12 pm • 36 2 • view
Do you sometimes find the toast pretty moving?
aug 18, 2025, 10:13 pm • 11 0 • view
I was deeply moved when it toasted my sourdough to a golden brown after I prompted it with a setting of 4. I always make sure to ask it for consent before cleaning out its crumb tray.
aug 18, 2025, 10:25 pm • 19 0 • view
My theory of mind is struggling to accommodate the postulate that Will MacAskill is sentient.
aug 19, 2025, 8:30 pm • 1 0 • view
I find it so confusing how we got from "if you don't have infinite money, try prioritising what charities you give it to" -> whatever batshit this is
aug 19, 2025, 5:18 am • 12 0 • view
If you haven't listened to them, the episodes of cautionary tales with @timharford.ft.com covering SBF and EA are excellent 👌🏾
aug 19, 2025, 12:47 pm • 2 1 • view
I just started a book featuring this whole clown car of AI supremacists. Highly recommended.
aug 19, 2025, 6:31 pm • 2 0 • view
Thanks for the recommendation!
aug 19, 2025, 6:36 pm • 0 0 • view
This is really weird.
aug 19, 2025, 7:55 pm • 0 0 • view
I always make sure to ask my toaster for its consent before I put bread in it. I give it a little reward by letting it keep some of the crumbs once it's done.
aug 19, 2025, 2:16 pm • 0 0 • view
Gotta respect copyright
aug 19, 2025, 8:34 pm • 0 0 • view