The toxic ideology behind AI companies

[Butters]

Not sure if this video has been posted already but it's worth the watch

 

Boils down to: both OpenAi and Anthropic are deeply indoctrinated by this weird doomer religion. So everytime you hear doomsday talk about AI, now you know where it comes from. 

[Zigzag Idiot]

Emile Torres is so excited in his explanations that his breathing stays shallow. He doesn’t breathe deeply. This trait is one that I also have to contend with at times . I wonder how many of the listening audience see this in themselves and also feel like it’s time for a confessional. For the sake of dry observational inquiry and the much sought after healing or resolution of this annoyance in life. Maybe this digression should have gone into my personal journal instead,,,,

Anyway, his enthusiasm mixed with the ominous scenarios damages his credibility perhaps in a way that adds to the complexity of the conversation. I felt compelled to listen to a follow-up explanation put together by the interviewer.

Ethics within AI and the reality we end up with is extremely important. Thank you @Butters for starting this thread. One question on my mind is the subject of us merging with technology. The possible transhumanism that awaits. How much of a possibility is it that we can upload ourselves into the cloud and have eternal life made possible by an ethical and benevolent super AI,,,? I’m so far removed from this conversation that it sounds more like wishful thinking among deluded youth and young adults who grew up in this rather cloistered environment. Please share your informative opinions whoever you may be. Hopefully minus the know-it-all-smartasses intent upon a never ending one-up-man-ship pissing contest.

[PsychedelicEagle]

Cal Newport is great.

[Butters]

On 10/18/2026 at 9:16 PM, Zigzag Idiot said:

How much of a possibility is it that we can upload ourselves into the cloud and have eternal life made possible by an ethical and benevolent super AI,,,?

We've already offloaded our brains into the computer a lot. If I were to upload all my LLM chat history to this forum you guys would know more about me than I know about myself. 

Social media posts and other thoughts you've shared continue to exist on servers after your dead too. Thoughts you shared in these forum posts included. 

Edited Tuesday at 12:22 PM by Butters

[PolyPeter]

guys stop worrying it's just ai

[Butters]

16 hours ago, PolyPeter said:

guys stop worrying it's just ai

The AI isn't the problem