Andy Masley

When the going gets weird the weird turn pro.

Researching and writing on AI and other topics from a broadly EA perspective. On a grant from CG.

[Andy Masley @AndyMasley]

The midjourney prompt for a "Charming naive folk art painting" gets a lot of good stuff

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Imagine if AGI Snakes On a Plane'd us and that's how we all go

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

There is nothing to worry about.

Nothing important is run on PHP or old software—except the water & electrical grid, a few government services like our missile defense systems and a handful of electrified fences at the zoo (for the lions, tigers and cobras).

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Being a little sick becomes more torturous the more neat and fun your life is otherwise

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@Svengooli https://t.co/EXWK6LL7rD

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@OldKnavey Okay I have to admit I am using a bit of a rhetorical device here

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I really thought I was no longer able to be surprised by a new low. On me I guess. What a terrible time we live in. The President now endorsing the sexual abuser of a child as a good reason the kid shouldn’t run for office.

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@OldKnavey Okay I have to admit I am using a bit of a rhetorical device here

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In my defense podcasts are just sooooo low info per minute

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😬

[Josh Billinson @jbillinson]

total validation of my belief that anyone who listens to podcasts at anything faster than 2x speed is a sociopath

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@NathanB60857242 "We are pleased to announce that Exponant, Coefficient, and Variable are now operating under the umbrella org Term"

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I haven't seen The Devils but Ebert seemed to be pretty aware of how many "transgressive" movies in the 60's and 70's were only "transgressive" in that they were basically just hyper-misogyny presented as art, and he'd just say that in the reviews. That's the pattern in his negative reviews of "great" movies.

[Crossbowoman Aleks ✨✌️ 🇵🇸 @KrasnayaAleks]

Roger Ebert is basically incapable of comprehending anything more complicated than a Hollywood blockbuster, so that does check out, yes.

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These are some powerful parrots we're working with

[NSA Cyber @NSACyber]

Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities. PHP is widely used for web applications. These vulnerabilities often provide a direct path to the server's file system or database. If an immediate update is not feasible, it is recommend that organizations take the system offline until it can be fully mitigated. NSA will follow up shortly with more specific guidance.

[Andy Masley @AndyMasley]

I'm so tired of people talking as if there's a clear final answer to what AI's about when we're about 4 years into the current era with it. The answer isn't going to vibe its way into view.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

Perhaps the threat was never a rogue AI agent trying to subvert humans—but humans using AI to hurt other humans.

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@localoptimiser I think 3Blue1Brown is about 10 billion times as good as me specifically

[Andy Masley @AndyMasley]

The videos AI can make when I give it my stuff are already better than my channel. 3Blue1Brown is 10 OOMs of quality above mine. AI video seems to improve by about 3 OOMs of quality per year, so...

[Ori Nagel @ONagel33303]

Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) predicts that in 3 years, there will be an end-to-end AI generated channel better than his! 🤯

He admits to feeling resigned about it:

"There's a part of me thinks, 'hey, even if it only lasts a couple glorious years, like, to fully embrace that.'"

[Andy Masley @AndyMasley]

@localoptimiser Yes I do, he's just that good