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Re: Playing in the Creek

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post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve often wondered how, with billions of dollars, do you know someone actually loves you and not your money? Complicated!

I've got a particularly strong view on this, because I've got a brother who tried to get wildly rich in some seriously unethical ways to impress our father, and still never got a single word of praise from him. And who's miserable and unloved and been betrayed by the women he married... who married him for his money. He's so desperate for someone to come admire his cars and his TVs, to just come hang out with him. He…

This man understands why I do what I do. Nobody passed the test so far though. Previous classmates of mine just heckled me and ran and hid when I saw them.

Re: Playing in the Creek

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post #65

Could someone explain the metaphor? I'm struggling to see the connection between AI and the rest of the post.

That AI is dangerous and the closer we get to the danger zone the better it would be if the companies developing these technologies understand it might be better to slow down and make sure it's safe vs pushing ahead at maximum speed.

if they were capable of that they wouldn't have started. but the second best time to stop is now so here's hoping theyre open to our calls
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