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I'm surprised that his fascination with "Christian AI" and the end of the world didn't come up. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45740664 https://news.ycom

by voxadam 6mo ago

I'm surprised that his fascination with "Christian AI" and the end of the world didn't come up. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45740664 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45740664

fooker 6mo ago
Speaking of that, Anthropic is getting priests to try and teach Claude ethics https://observer.com/2026/03/the-catholic-priest-who-helped-write-anthropics-ai-ethics-code/
- voxadam 6mo ago
  Who's going to teach the Catholic priests ethics?
  - fooker 6mo ago
    Claude :)
    - voxadam 6mo ago
      Circular ethics, how appropriate for an industry fueled by circular financing.
  - Xenoamorphous 6mo ago
    Grok.
- huijzer 6mo ago
  What a joke. Anthropic could just train a few more times on the Bible. Matthew 22:36-40 (emphasis mine), "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Note the "as thyself" part. This part counters people who want to interpret "love" as "romantic love". Unfortunately, Catholic priests and many (fake?) Christians seem to not care about the "as thyself" part.
  - fooker 6mo ago
    You should read Asimov ;)
    - huijzer 6mo ago
      I’ve seen the TV show but don’t know what you mean. If you want to say something then say it
      - sifar 6mo ago
        Thou shall not make a machine in the likeness of man. Oh wait that is Dune :). I think what OP meant is Asimov's stories revolve around issues arising from loopholes or some interpretation of the three laws of robotics.
        fooker 6mo ago
        Correct, I meant it in a more general way. Asimov’s favorite overarching theme is that whenever you try to constraint robot/AI ethics with rules, creative misinterpretations or misunderstandings tend to have outsized impact.
        sifar 6mo ago
        Yes, that is my main takeaway to. Adn that is why all the talk about AI alignment/safety seem pointless to me.
        fooker 6mo ago
        Oh no, it's not pointless. It's just doublespeak. It exists so there's a way to respond to demands like 'no criticizing Israel', or 'Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory', or double negatives like 'no not agreeing to automated droning'. Because if you do not have a way to agree with these, your business can and wil be targeted and shut down.
      - lukan 6mo ago
polkapie 6mo ago
Gelsinger is a weird dude. Back in the late 1990's (early 2000s?) he had the pope bless a wafer which he then claimed was extended to the a fab. We were all a little uncomfortable about it when he announced it during a BUM (internal Business Update Meeting) like why does god care if our fabs will be successful because he met the pope? He always would bring his religion to work and it made everyone uncomfortable. (And the dude only has a honarary PHD, like Mike Tyson.)

by voxadam 6mo ago

I'm surprised that his fascination with "Christian AI" and the end of the world didn't come up. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45740664 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45740664

fooker 6mo ago

Speaking of that, Anthropic is getting priests to try and teach Claude ethics https://observer.com/2026/03/the-catholic-priest-who-helped-write-anthropics-ai-ethics-code/

voxadam 6mo ago
Who's going to teach the Catholic priests ethics?
- fooker 6mo ago
  Claude :)
  - voxadam 6mo ago
    Circular ethics, how appropriate for an industry fueled by circular financing.
- Xenoamorphous 6mo ago
  Grok.
huijzer 6mo ago
What a joke. Anthropic could just train a few more times on the Bible. Matthew 22:36-40 (emphasis mine), "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Note the "as thyself" part. This part counters people who want to interpret "love" as "romantic love". Unfortunately, Catholic priests and many (fake?) Christians seem to not care about the "as thyself" part.
- fooker 6mo ago
  You should read Asimov ;)
  - huijzer 6mo ago
    I’ve seen the TV show but don’t know what you mean. If you want to say something then say it
    - sifar 6mo ago
      Thou shall not make a machine in the likeness of man. Oh wait that is Dune :). I think what OP meant is Asimov's stories revolve around issues arising from loopholes or some interpretation of the three laws of robotics.
      - fooker 6mo ago
        Correct, I meant it in a more general way. Asimov’s favorite overarching theme is that whenever you try to constraint robot/AI ethics with rules, creative misinterpretations or misunderstandings tend to have outsized impact.
        sifar 6mo ago
        Yes, that is my main takeaway to. Adn that is why all the talk about AI alignment/safety seem pointless to me.
        fooker 6mo ago
        Oh no, it's not pointless. It's just doublespeak. It exists so there's a way to respond to demands like 'no criticizing Israel', or 'Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory', or double negatives like 'no not agreeing to automated droning'. Because if you do not have a way to agree with these, your business can and wil be targeted and shut down.
    - lukan 6mo ago

polkapie 6mo ago

Gelsinger is a weird dude. Back in the late 1990's (early 2000s?) he had the pope bless a wafer which he then claimed was extended to the a fab. We were all a little uncomfortable about it when he announced it during a BUM (internal Business Update Meeting) like why does god care if our fabs will be successful because he met the pope? He always would bring his religion to work and it made everyone uncomfortable. (And the dude only has a honarary PHD, like Mike Tyson.)