Nik Samoylov

A market researcher who also does campaigning for AI safety. By that I mean "safety from overly powerful AI", not "responsible AGI development". ❤️ AI ethics.

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Funny how so many people read Anthropic is calling for a pause when they did NOT actually call for a pause.

Read what they said, carefully.

They want it both ways. They *don’t* actually want a pause - at least for now. Rather, they want to rush ahead, hinting at “least cautious actors” for justification.

Instead, they want people to talk about an “option” they don’t actually plan to take, and are unlikely to ever take. (More likely, they will like always hint at China, and continue rush ahead.)

It’s an incredible, cost-free piece of rhetoric — perfectly timed for the IPO.

[David Krueger 🦥 ⏸️ ⏹️ ⏪ @DavidSKrueger]

Signs that someone doesn't get it:
- They talk about "reskilling" or the "transition" to a post-AI economy
- They think we can stop AI from helping people make bioweapons
- They think we can defend against AI-enabled bioweapons.
- They talk about how bad it would be for the economy to regulate/slow/pause/stop AI
- They say "AI can't do X"
- They treat AI as a "US vs. China" issue
- They talk about AI as if it were a normal technology
- They think of AI companies as good faith actors
- They think AI is 100% hype
- They say "humans will always be in control" or "we could just unplug it" etc.
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[ControlAI @ControlAI]

🚨NEW: We’ve just launched our campaign in Canada!

A cross-party coalition of over 30 MPs and Senators are calling for Canada to negotiate an international prohibition on the development of superintelligence, recognizing the risk of human extinction posed by the technology.

🧵

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@ALeighMP I vehemently disagree with you. Vehemently.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@Observer90210 @disco___cat It's not about right or left this time. It's about right or wrong.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@carstendog No, it's aspirational.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@AlanMcKinnon18 @GreenTyler27 Do you know where I can find it?

[Geoff Wilson @GeoffWilsonWAM]

Please sign and stop this insanity

[Grady Booch @Grady_Booch]

I am reminded of a similar event, on Palm Sunday, 11 April 1484, when the alchemist Giovanni Mercurio da Correggio entered the Vatican during the reign of Pope Sixtus IV, declaring himself a divine prophet

[Grumpy Vet 🇦🇺 @GrumpyVetAU]

The interesting part isn’t whether people actually leave.

It’s that ordinary middle and upper-middle Australians are now even thinking in terms like “tax residency” and “sovereign risk.”

That conversation barely existed outside corporate circles a few years ago.

Something deeper has shifted psychologically.

[taipan168 @taipan168]

This is so bad. First start-ups and now this.

Treasury, Chalmers, Albo and the ALP wouldn't know if their arses were on fire when it comes to these CGT changes.

Bin all the CGT changes and start again with just existing residential investment properties.
https://t.co/VImXNRC0Bq

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@napost13 @FinancialReview "Dr" Jim, mind you

[Valerie 🤌🏻 @AussieVal10]

It’s not that they have never worked in small business.

It’s that they have never worked FULL STOP.

Peta explains their useless rise into politics perfectly.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@jerryYong375609 @fulovitboss @AlboMP @AngusTaylorMP @PaulineHansonOz @OneNationAus No, like everyone (except the Labor-run Reddit subs) feels pretty much the same.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@Tellit_asit_is @fulovitboss @AlboMP @AngusTaylorMP @PaulineHansonOz @OneNationAus Meet the savings account, your new and only investment vehicle.

[ProThought @Pro__Thought]

Imagine choosing a housing crisis, energy crisis, cost of living crisis, and fuel crisis as the perfect time to massively increase taxes on the Australian people.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@linzcom They are making Australia investable.

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

Referring to https://t.co/HWY2WSh6El

[Nik Samoylov @NikSamoylov]

@grhutchens why in your analysis of the tax changes do you fail to mention the risk of capital flight because of the cgt hike on shares?