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There was a person like this in the KDE development channel a while back. They repeatedly came back with new accounts when they got banned; their message was so
by LorenDB 3y ago
There was a person like this in the KDE development channel a while back. They repeatedly came back with new accounts when they got banned; their message was some variation on the following: "We are doomed! Give up KDE Vision [KDE Vision has a focus on user privacy] because democracy won't save us and privacy won't happen. We must worship AI so that when it becomes sentient, it might spare us."
Needless to say, nobody was impressed.
- gumballindie 3y agoYeah they are swamping hn and reddit with ai doomerism and ip theft. They are getting thrown out of subreddits and downvoted left and right but are finding a home here. These people are sick.
- Vecr 3y agoI don't think most AI doomers are worshiping AI. Hopefully.
- gumballindie 3y agoIt’s a bit like in any religion. Some worship god while fearing the devil. Still part of their religion, or cult. Tales of the vengeful llm are part of the mythology.
- retrac 3y agoPerhaps sufficient dread amounts to worship. I'm reminded of Roko's basilisk, which seems to have genuinely disturbed some people who considered the idea, just as a philosophical proposition. Pascal's wager is perhaps applicable to the situation, too.
- Vecr 3y agoRoko's basilisk more or less is Pascal's wager and shouldn't be taken too seriously. If you want to know why you can read the decision theory papers but it's probably a waste of time.
- jandrese 3y agoGood god, the guy was a real life version of “ I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords” meme.