Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse

How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking for the public trust on AI.
228 points by Anon84 34 days ago www.iankduncan.com 278 comments

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A community’s history of controversial ideologies and practices has led to a complex relationship with trust in AI today. The article examines how past beliefs and behaviors influence current discussions about the technology’s role in society.

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