#longtermism

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Hvis man går inn i for noe som er inspirert av bevegelsen «effektiv altruisme» i 2023 så har man vel egentlig ikke helt fulgt med.

Og selvsagt er dette noe Aksel Braanen Sterri går inn for i en tenketank som heter «» sammen med Eirik fra «Gi Effektivt».

«» og «Effective altruism» har fått litt skudd for bauen i det siste.

(Og nei, jeg har abonnement så jeg har ikke lest hele teksten.)

https://www.dn.no/magasinet/miljo/aksel-braanen-sterri/eirik-mofoss/starter-tenketank-for-fremtidens-mennesker/2-1-1504625

This presentation by @timnitGebru, "Eugenics and the Promise of Utopia through AGI", is a concentrated braindump that illustrates the path from centuries of racism and oppression to today's techbro mythology of a technological utopia.
It's also a reminder that people who talk-up "AGI" have ugly ideologies and don't know jack about AI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XT4TWLzJw

Screenshot of a slide from a presentation by Timnit Gebru: Trying to “build” AGl is an inherently unsafe practice. Build well-scoped, well-defined systems instead. Don’t attempt to build a god.

Now listening to: Bizarre and Dangerous Utopian Ideology Has Quietly Taken Hold of Tech World

“It’s really important for people to understand what this bundle of ideologies is, because it’s become so hugely influential, and is shaping our world right now, and will continue to shape it for the foreseeable future,” says philosopher and historian Émile P. Torres. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes and Torres discuss what activists should know about longtermism and TESCREAL." @MsKellyMHayes speaking with @xriskology

https://truthout.org/audio/bizarre-and-dangerous-utopian-ideology-has-quietly-taken-hold-of-tech-world/

The ultimate grift of , of course, is that its proponents want you to focus on some abstract future *waves hands* grand problem/grand solution, and ignore the ones right in front of us today, because they are profiting handsomely by exacerbating today’s problems.

Some religious organizations also work this way. They are all grifts as well.

After accumulating wealth and power, tech billionaires are spreading a series of ideologies to make us believe they deserve it.

On , I spoke with Julia Black about Elon Musk’s embrace of pronatalism, Sam Altman’s vision for an AI future, and how it’s all part of a rationalist project to remake society and protect their privileged positions.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12864777-pronatalism-and-silicon-valley-s-right-wing-turn-w-julia-black

great piece by @parismarx

"Through , , and , they’re trying to have us believe that they should remain in charge and we should let them set the course of our collective future. The idea is that since they’ve built large tech companies and accumulated sizeable bank balances that they’re best placed to set societal priorities. Yet nothing could be further from the truth — and more people are recognizing it."

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/why-silicon-valley-is-bringing-eugenics

Any story about should at least mention that if it ever gets past the usual Elon bullshit-hype stage, it's gonna be taught about "truth" by a guy who thinks a few trillion hypothetical distant-future computer simulations of humans are more important than the 8 billion people now living.