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> HN hysteria is ridiculous. > this is a race that will result in the extinction of humanity if you fail in these goals
by Biganon 3mo ago
> HN hysteria is ridiculous.
> this is a race that will result in the extinction of humanity if you fail in these goals
- solenoid0937 3mo agoAh yes, the very hysterical take that superintelligence must be carefully developed, or it likely ends badly for all of us. How irrational and hysterical of me!
- Laurel1234 3mo agoThen why THE FUCK would we want to develop it? If you're so scared that what you're building will lead to our extinction, stop fucking building it. Why are you booster freaks so weird and psychotic?
- Biganon 3mo agoHow does it lead to the end of humanity if China reaches it first? You really think the US is more trustworthy?
- solenoid0937 3mo agoWhat are the PRC's values? How are individual freedoms in China? What happens if you criticize the government as a Chinese citizen? Is it a good thing if a government that turns its citizens into red pulp for criticism, or disappears them in the middle of the night, or bans access to most media, is the first to a godlike superintelligence that gives them de-facto control of (and impose their values upon) the whole world? Or is it better if democratic nations get there first? If the latter, which democratic nations are best positioned to get to superintelligence before China?
- orbital-decay 3mo agoCan you substitute PRC/China for Anthropic and try answering your questions?
- solenoid0937 3mo agoNo company will own superintelligence. Governments will, just like governments own nuclear weapons (developed by companies). So the comparison is with the US, not Anthropic. The US doesn't turn its citizens into a fine red purée for criticizing it. The US doesn't censor most media. It is strictly better for a democratic nation like the US to get to superintelligence before a country that will gladly blend its citizens for criticizing it, and censor anything that dares to challenge its power.
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- dakolli 3mo agoAre you living in a cave? The US just sent someone to prison for 30 years for passing out political magazines at a protest. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/... The US has a larger prison population than China. The US does not have a great human rights record.. Have you not been following what's going on at CBS? Have you never used X?
- solenoid0937 3mo ago> The US just sent someone to prison for 30 years for passing out political magazines at a protest. You are grossly misinformed if you think this is comparable. Do you know what China does to their human rights lawyers!? They get shipped off to concentration camps, get forced to eat their own shit, raped, tortured, and/or killed. 57k people disappeared since 2013, 5-15k more every year, and no one dares to criticize the government anymore. If you criticize the government you get a friendly "visit" from the police. Do it again and you spend 6 months in prison without trial; again, and you're "disappeared" (to the same camps.) You cannot even watch most media unless the government lets you. If you truly think these countries are remotely comparable in human rights, your liberal arts education has totally and utterly failed you! Spend some time outside of the tech bubble for your own sake.
- skywhopper 3mo agoDemocratic nations, at the behest of their billionaire patrons, are rapidly pursuing China’s approach to governance.
- nonethewiser 3mo agoThat's not exactly an endorsement of China's approach to governance now is it?
- JohnnyMarcone 3mo agoWe still have elections and things can change. China would require a violent revolution to change governments.
- scott01 3mo agoProjection. Your account posts mostly negative or passive aggressive comments.
- solenoid0937 3mo agoI suppose I'm sick of armchair commentators on AI safety that haven't actually done any critical thinking on AI safety.
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- nonethewiser 3mo agoHe says HN is hysterical. He thinks Anthropic thinks human extinction is on the table. I don't see any irony, hypocrisy, etc. It's not hysterical to state that Anthropic believes this.