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> I wouldn't be a bit surprised should a serious religion spring up that worships the concept of a GAI, and in fact may as a part of that worship, work toward i
by Analemma_ 9y ago
> I wouldn't be a bit surprised should a serious religion spring up that worships the concept of a GAI, and in fact may as a part of that worship, work toward implementing it.
The LessWrong crowd is exactly that. They've got their own saints, demons, eschatological prophecies, and, of course, a money basket where you're encouraged to tithe generously (https://intelligence.org/donate/ https://intelligence.org/donate/)
- Smaug123 9y agoI think that's a bit unfair. The LessWrong-o-sphere encourages tithing in the name of effective altruism generally. It's just that MIRI considers itself to be effective for these purposes, and it argues this way (as it is naturally incentivised to do).