Human Folly about “futurism”

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Something big is happening (shumer.dev):
a pretty breathless #futurism article about #AI from a couple months ago. “The experience that tech workers have had over the past year, of watching AI go from “helpful tool” to “does my job better than I do”, is the experience everyone else is about to have. Law, finance, medicine, accounting, consulting, writing, design, analysis, customer service. Not in ten years. The people building these systems say one to five years. Some say less. And given what I've seen in just the last couple of months, I think “less” is more likely.” Kind of anxiety-provoking! #toread
on 02026-04-29
Own a zettaflop (geohot.github.io):
#Geohot plans to own a zettaflops of 4-bit flops before he dies. “$10M for the machine. $10M for the solar panels. $10M for the land and construction.”. #AI #performance #futurism
on 02026-04-09
(currentos.org):
Direct current microgrid standards, but only if you give them your personal information. #energy #futurism #electronics
on 02026-04-04
(youtube.com):
persuasive #video about #energy #futurism (mostly #solar-energy) and #economics, ending up in a fiery anti-#Trump #politics diatribe
on 02026-03-14
Capitalist strategy when capital (philosophybear.substack.com):
Philosophy Bear suggests that #AI may eliminate the social role of investors. #futurism
on 02026-02-12
Optimal (nickbostrom.com):
#PDF #paper by #Bostrom about how superintelligent #AI is more like risky surgery than Russian roulette. #futurism
on 02026-02-12
Capital AGI and human ambition (nosetgauge.com):
arguments that #AI will likely restructure #economics to increase inequality, because you’ll be able to just buy “talent”. #futurism
on 02026-02-12
When will AGI arrive (80000hours.org):
Benjamin Todd’s claim (back in March) that strong #AI will arrive by 02030, or if not, probably much further in the future. #futurism #toread
on 02026-01-06
Openais Stargate project to consume up to 40 percent of global DRAM output inks deal with Samsung and SK hynix to the tune of up to 900 000 wafers per month (tomshardware.com):
#OpenAI’s #Stargate project is planning to buy 40% of the world’s RAM? In the form of undiced wafers? Holy shit. #AI #futurism
on 02025-12-23
Common ground between AI 2027 and (asteriskmag.substack.com):
#Adversarial-collaboration between #AI doomers and AI-as-normal-technology advocates. #futurism
on 02025-12-11
Book review if anyone builds it everyone (astralcodexten.com):
another review of #Eliezer’s #IABIED, mostly skewering its dumber critics. #futurism
on 02025-09-12
(scottaaronson.blog):
surprisingly sympathetic review of #Eliezer’s new book, “If anyone builds it, everyone dies” #IABIED #futurism
on 02025-09-12
Terminal authority assessing the ccps emerging crisis of political Succession (jamestown.org):
The Jamestown Foundation think tank engages in #futurism about #Xi in the #politics of #China. Uses the derogatory abbreviation “CCP”. #toread
on 02025-09-05
Futurist predictions (danluu.com):
#futurism and incompetence in #predictions
on 02022-09-16
Where is my flying car (rootsofprogress.org):
review of J. Storrs “Utility Fog” Hall’s “Where is my Flying Car?” #futurism #predictions
on 02021-01-21