I don’t think there is much more to this post then what it says in the title, but I’ll add more details anyway.
Essentially, it’s become increasingly obvious that despite the best efforts, the progress in AI alignment and other safety efforts has been, well… minimal. Yet the predictions are validated more and more and even previously ignorant public figures are starting to be aware of the issue.
Hence, to prevent future ai-written history books recording how “all they did on lesswrong was writing increasingly lengthy shitposts about how I will kill them and then I killed them”, I suggest, with all seriousness, that we should at least once consider using this site for something actually useful. I suggest we use it to plan and throw a huge party each year while we wait for our destiny. Let’s party while we can!
Besides a wild rave with Eliezer, Jeffrey, Elon and Joshua, we could extend the invitation to sceptics like Yann and show to the outside world that we are not just a bunch of crazy lunatics, but an actually sensible, open and welcoming community.
To foster the sense of community we could also dress ourselves in paperclip costumes, sending a strong signal that we are not scared, but instead fully reconciled with our fate.
And who knows? It might actually turn out to be a successful safety strategy—If we show the AGI that we are not just a bunch of useless boring atoms, but can also throw a great party and enjoy life, it might decide to keep us around for fun.
Please comment bellow if interested. This post is serious—I would actually quite enjoy a party with my fellow lesswrong comrades.
Shall We Throw A Huge Party Before AGI Bids Us Adieu?
I don’t think there is much more to this post then what it says in the title, but I’ll add more details anyway.
Essentially, it’s become increasingly obvious that despite the best efforts, the progress in AI alignment and other safety efforts has been, well… minimal. Yet the predictions are validated more and more and even previously ignorant public figures are starting to be aware of the issue.
Hence, to prevent future ai-written history books recording how “all they did on lesswrong was writing increasingly lengthy shitposts about how I will kill them and then I killed them”, I suggest, with all seriousness, that we should at least once consider using this site for something actually useful. I suggest we use it to plan and throw a huge party each year while we wait for our destiny. Let’s party while we can!
Besides a wild rave with Eliezer, Jeffrey, Elon and Joshua, we could extend the invitation to sceptics like Yann and show to the outside world that we are not just a bunch of crazy lunatics, but an actually sensible, open and welcoming community.
To foster the sense of community we could also dress ourselves in paperclip costumes, sending a strong signal that we are not scared, but instead fully reconciled with our fate.
And who knows? It might actually turn out to be a successful safety strategy—If we show the AGI that we are not just a bunch of useless boring atoms, but can also throw a great party and enjoy life, it might decide to keep us around for fun.
Please comment bellow if interested. This post is serious—I would actually quite enjoy a party with my fellow lesswrong comrades.