“Tell that dude we hired 6 weeks ago to post that thread about how AI is going to kill everyone. Great. Have the alignment team repost it. Wow, didn’t think it’d go that viral. Feed the NYT a story about us stopping bioweapons. Perfect. Finalize the S1 IPO docs for next week.”
Breaking News: Anthropic said it halted potential plots by scientists who used its A.I. models to do research that could have helped develop biological weapons. nyti.ms/3V3epAE
Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.
Japan’s prime minister has revealed an unlikely companion during her long hours at work: a cockroach.
Sanae Takaichi said she felt “a little lonely” after staff removed the insect from her official residence, because she thought it might be part of the cycle of reincarnation.
🔗 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
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Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and President Lee Jae Myung found harmony after a summit through a drum session. Lee once told Takaichi drumming was a long-held dream.
More about the Japan-South Korea summit: nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/b…
Autonomous vehicles are adopting humanlike qualities, making illegal U-turns and flooring it the second the light goes green. wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/waymo…