This is literally a joke. A callback to an article called The Demiurge's Older Brother written many, many years before the current AI hype. Also, Scott has been

This is literally a joke. A callback to an article called The Demiurge's Older Brother written many, many years before the current AI hype. Also, Scott has been beating the drum of surprisal minimization for years and years now, see articles like [1] and [2]. [0]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/21/repost-the-demiurges-older-brother/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/21/repost-the-demiurges-o... [1]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/09/12/its-bayes-all-the-way-up/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/09/12/its-bayes-all-the-way-... [2]: https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/03/04/god-help-us-lets-try-to-understand-friston-on-free-energy/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/03/04/god-help-us-lets-try-t...