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1. jibalt · 1791155286 · focus · HN ↗

   EAs like Nick Bostrom argue that we have a greater moral obligation to hypothetical trillions of future persons--including an obligation to see to it that they come into existence--than to people who actually exist. Personally, I think that's insane sociopathy.

   1. BLKNSLVR · 1791156345 · focus · HN ↗

      Thinking that far into the future, such that it affects actions one takes in the present is a true detachment from reality.

      If that's a motivating factor for how they live their life, then they need hospitalization for their own good.

      1. KerrAvon · 1791157346 · focus · HN ↗

         Pretty much what I think of Anthropic's management, man. Dario, at least, needs serious psychiatric help.

         1. BLKNSLVR · 1791159085 · focus · HN ↗

            Musk, Altman, Zuck...

            1. __MatrixMan__ · 1791159944 · focus · HN ↗

               The question is: is the system selecting for psycopaths, or creating them?

               1. BLKNSLVR · 1791163218 · focus · HN ↗

                  Selecting then distilling.

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