Self-termination precedents - AI Alignment Is there any precedent in the history of the universe where another species, potentially or practically created its own extinction?
I'm enjoying the arguments @Emad… I'm enjoying the arguments @Emad makes in his latest free book "the last economy". Arguing that GDP is exactly the wrong measure for economics in a world with AI, AGI, ASI. Also steel/strawmans and dismantles most of the prevailing narratives. I suspect it would align
Our family has had its own… Our family has had its own google workspace for over a decade. A month ago I set a goal to have drive, photos, email, every-frickin-thing migrated to sovereign tech by the end of the year. Start9, syncthing, Borg and Rclone for multilevel/multisite backups. Its a slog. Its…
TDIL: "not my weights not my… TDIL: "not my weights not my culture" which is more efficient than how I said it previously. ref:…
Cut Youtube watch hours with this… Cut Youtube watch hours with this script <curse>May you live in interesting times. </curse> The sheer volume of interesting stuff via Youtube will drown you. It is for me. So I decided to run an experiment of getting summaries from new
Today would have been Jonathan Postel'… Today would have been Jonathan Postel's birthday (the guy in my banner). Thank him for open protocols and probably the original cipherpunk/hippie act - as he conned ownership of root DNS for a week (using only email**). 😆 Jon Postel - Wikipedia ** RFC 753, RFC 821…
90,000 people including Julian Assange… 90,000 people including Julian Assange turn out to support this people of Gaza.…
Ive been thinking that China company'… Ive been thinking that China company's open source AI is soft power in action when the US based AI arms race is mostly closed source (more on that later). Did you know Kissinger visited Xi in 2023 to discuss AI hegemonies? Found an interesting quote from the link
I can't get nak to… I can't get nak to talk to start9's wss nostr relay. When I do: % nak req -k 1 -a <pubkey> wss://wv5av2f<...redacted>.local I get: "x509: “nostr.embassy” certificate is using a broken key size"
Every Click and Keystroke Watched Over… Every Click and Keystroke Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace. How's that workin' out for ya? I'd like to replace Google Home devices by the end of the year - is the best of open source project? (No Home Automation on start9 marketplaces).…
Pro account sharers FYI. Pro account sharers FYI. I doubt this affects solutions like mapleai as they likely use APIs.…
Europe forget NATO, all you need… Europe forget NATO, all you need is Party Dozen. Heading your way next week. Earplugs strongly advised.…
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work <en-note><p>when his rivals got wind of that scandalous evening, they ratted him out to the highest...
#asknostr who is building the substack… #asknostr who is building the substack of Nostr? Seems the old $5/month/author lower limit imposed by fiat payment economics (probably stripe) has hit some natural limit #valueforvalue…
