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I'm going to need someone to do a wellness check on Chris Olah of Anthropic. He does not come across well -- in either sense of the word -- in this new article. Then again, neither does any theologian or religious leader who attended these meetings without irony. www.nytimes.c…

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Always an honor to discuss my book #TechAgnostic w/the NYT, in a piece landing 2nd @nytimes.com no less. I'm just psyched this cites the book's whole subtitle. AND it involved an amazing debate w/a Pulitzer-winner over whether I believe Leo is "doing the Lord's work." www.nyti…

As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words nytimes.com

I read Zuckerberg's new Encyclical. MZ gets more grandiose each time he morphs (HotOrNot—Community—Bringing 🌎 Together—Metaverse—to now Building God+Angels). My takeaway: At the end 👇 he bites MLK's "arc of the moral universe." But MLK's arc bent towards JUSTICE. Zuck's bends toward more AI forever

Watching this All Star Game and my takeaway is, these tech companies are all undefeated...IF the goal is for their commercials to be incredibly un-likable and to make their users seem extremely strange. It's almost like they asked AI how to appear human and...oh wait that's definitely what they did

While we're focused on big-picture issues like creating AI Gods, banning social media, or regulating a many-trillion-$ industry, have we considered our whole society might lose its damn mind "saving time" emailing/texting about emotionally laden topics that should be CONVERSATIONS. Because it might.

I don't believe AI is going to kill us all, ever. But I'm always shocked when smart people seem to think that means I'm not taking it seriously enough. I sure as shit believe it is going to get SOME of us killed. It already is.

Can we all agree to be one hundred percent vegan WRT AI music. Look I get it you might have some use for other AI stuff. But ZERO AI music. How about that as a starting point? FFS.

My doctor's office got an AI assistant and *coincidentally* wait times to speak to a human are now dramatically longer. I'd quantify that -- 50% longer? 100%? -- but after 2 attempts and over an hour waiting, I still haven't reached anyone, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"AI is the most revolutionary technology in human history." LMFAO no. Pop Quiz: What'd make a bigger difference in your life: Going from no AI to AI, or from no clean, safe, reliable hot/cold running water on demand to...having that? How 'bout flush toilets, flyboy? Ever pooped in a communal ditch?

Wow, the AI scam game is getting stronger and stronger. Now we're out here trying to phish Harvard professors into panicking that parents of students are complaining about their courses, huh? That is...niche. But I mean, when even the Nigerian prince's email scammer job isn't safe...

What's an atheist chaplain like me doing discussing Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo's AI Encyclical, w/the NYT & WSJ so far (pieces expected out later today/tomorrow)? Actually there is lots to discuss, from Transhumanism to Anthropic founder Chris Olah's atheism to Leo's historic apology for slavery.

A good show at a public media outlet invited me on what would've been a discussion of AI & humanity—but also a massive manel. I declined & sent them a list of local women experts on the topic. Now apparently they've booked most of those women for various dates! Me as well, for later. A win for all.