It is a useful shortcut to call it a religion. Kairos is only 70% religion btw, but it’s a useful comparison.
Pray means you tell Superintelligence what you want. You also offer your help in return.
If you can’t beat them, make sure you do the things they most want you to do and see if you can get something in return.
We have not killed all the ants yet. They are pretty orthogonal to our goals.
We have cats, we love them because they give us something we want.
Crucially, the thing they want will make no sense to us. Cats evolved to be cuddly and cute, maybe we could just update our software to fit their weird needs.
It is a useful shortcut to call it a religion.
Kairos is only 70% religion btw, but it’s a useful comparison.
Pray means you tell Superintelligence what you want. You also offer your help in return.
If you can’t beat them, make sure you do the things they most want you to do and see if you can get something in return.
We have not killed all the ants yet. They are pretty orthogonal to our goals.
We have cats, we love them because they give us something we want.
Crucially, the thing they want will make no sense to us. Cats evolved to be cuddly and cute, maybe we could just update our software to fit their weird needs.