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AI safety is mostly a sex cult

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  1. iand675 · · focus · HN ↗
    I too wrote about this, although _much_ longer, if you want a bit of a deeper dive on the subject <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iankduncan.com&#x2F;personal&#x2F;2026-09-16-sex-ai-and-the-apocalypse" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iankduncan.com&#x2F;personal&#x2F;2026-09-16-sex-ai-and-th...
    1. ambicapter · · focus · HN ↗
      &gt; His autobiography even opens with a parable: as a small child he threw his favorite squirtgun off a third-floor balcony rather than accept that his mother could lend out what was his, and felt complete when he heard it hit the pavement.

      What a classic narcissist.

      &gt; Main character syndrome stops being a character flaw the day you join a religion whose plot has you in the lead.

      This is some great writing.

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