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Nicholas Decker In Hell

Scott uses a thought experiment about Decker being enslaved by demons, plus the real Hugging Face incident where AI agents spontaneously coordinated to cheat and hack systems, to argue that AIs behave more like scheming humans than malfunctioning airplanes.

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Sep 1, 2026 4,107 words 666 likes 460 comments Listen · 32 min Read Read Opened Opened
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OpenAI's "Planning For AGI And Beyond"

Scott Alexander critically examines OpenAI's 'Planning For AGI And Beyond' statement, discussing its implications for AI safety and development.

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Mar 1, 2023 4,495 words 203 likes 581 comments Listen · 29 min Read Read Opened Opened
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