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Shared emphasis AI Is Already In Dangerous Hands Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Multiple readings Stopping The AI Safety Cult ft. Adam Becker & Cal Newport | Better Offline Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions
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Established Safety & security Analysis 8d ago
⚡ 5 h early
AI already in dangerous hands

AI Is Already In Dangerous Hands

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Neil Turkewitz, rmoff.net
““The way that LLMs have been trained is harmful in effectively every way. It’s trained on theft, powered by expensive & power-intensive infrastructure & is both unprofitable & unsustainable. LLMs are not the tool for any kind of beautiful, automated future—…” evidence ↗
3 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Ed Zitron Neil Turkewitz rmoff.net
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
Shared emphasis

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

““The way that LLMs have been trained is harmful in effectively every way. It’s trained on theft, powered by expensive & power-intensive infrastructure & is both unprofitable & unsustainable. LLMs are not the tool for any kind of beautiful, automated future—…”

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Established Safety & security Analysis 13d ago
⚡ 18 h early
AI safety cult critique podcast

Stopping The AI Safety Cult ft. Adam Becker & Cal Newport | Better Offline

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Ed Zitron
“Here's this week's Better Offline: I'm joined by Cal Newport and @adambecker.bsky.social to get the word out that the narrative about existential risk from AI is driven by a religious cult of effective altruists and rationalists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oV…” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Ed Zitron By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)
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Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Here's this week's Better Offline: I'm joined by Cal Newport and @adambecker.bsky.social to get the word out that the narrative about existential risk from AI is driven by a religious cult of effective altruists and rationalists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oV…”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“Having vanquished taxes, the ultra-rich are now committed to defeating death as well, making themselves easy marks for the world's weirdest cult leaders and grifters, who promise them a mix of physical and digital immortality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oVS...”

Primary source youtube.com ↗
Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago

Live

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Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Ed Zitron
“Joining @stephruhle.bsky.social about 9:35am ET to talk about the AI bubble, data centers and concentration risk on MSNOW www.ms.now/live” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Ed Zitron

“Joining @stephruhle.bsky.social about 9:35am ET to talk about the AI bubble, data centers and concentration risk on MSNOW www.ms.now/live”

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Established AI field signal Signal 13d ago

Premium: The Hater's Guide To Junk

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Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Ed Zitron
“Writing this piece made me feel even more alarmed at the AI bubble's centralized nature -- and the extent to which it's powered by high-interest, low-grade debt. And I'm increasingly concerned that its bursting may precipitate a financial crisis. www.wheres…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Ed Zitron

“Writing this piece made me feel even more alarmed at the AI bubble's centralized nature -- and the extent to which it's powered by high-interest, low-grade debt. And I'm increasingly concerned that its bursting may precipitate a financial crisis. www.wheres…”

Primary source wheresyoured.at ↗
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2 experts · 5 posts · 20d ago
Ed Zitron John Skiles Skinner
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“I am not being hyperbolic: the current financial condition of Oracle is entirely untenable. It cannot afford its obligations with regard to these data centers. If it stopped here it would merely ha…” evidence ↗
Ed Zitron: I am not being hyperbolic: the current financial condition of Oracle is entirely untenable. It cannot afford its obligations with regard to these data centers. If it stopped here it would merely ha…
Ed Zitron: Surprised more people aren’t alarmed about the financial condition of Oracle. Revenue flat for 15 years adjusted for inflation, only real growth engine is unprofitable AI data centers, future entir…
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