Eliezer Yudkowsky's institute published its "2024 Communication Strategy" The main goal (as he argued in TIME magazine) is to 🔻shut down🔻 AI development. So, let's take a look at their strategy 🧵

"DEAR SLIM, I wrote you, but you still ain't callin' I know you probably hear this every day, but I'm your biggest fan Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan See, everything you say is real, and I respect you 'cause you tell it My girlfriend's jealous 'cause I talk about you 24/7 But she don't know you like I know you, Slim, no one does You gotta call me, man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose Dear Mr. I'm-Too-Good-to-Call-or-Write-My-Fans You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it And when you dream, I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it I hope your conscience eats at you, and you can't breathe without me" ______________________________________________ Why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan I just don't want you to do some crazy shit I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick Come to think about it, his name was, it was you. Damn. ______________________________________________ "ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY. I am one of your students, and I am desperately trying to reach out to you. Please read this all the way through. It is your duty as a rationalist, and the least you can do for me. I think it will help you to know a little more about me and my situation. You can find me in your DMs and in Eliezerfic as Audere. I talked with you about a cool impossibility proof that I came up with. It ended up winning an AI Alignment prize. I’m the best (2014) D&D 5E optimizer in the world. I think you might find that pretty cool. I'm currently in the Solano County Jail. And I have been thinking about how to get through to you. Your Art has stagnated. You are going in circles. What happened to shutting up and doing the impossible? Now you're "dying with dignity" instead. What would the Eliezer who had just wrote about shutting up and doing the impossible, think of "Death with Dignity"? Do you think he'd be impressed? You, Mister Rationalist, should be able to do much better than that. I don't expect you to take me up on this bet for various reasons, but on my pride as a rationalist, I am so willing. Do not selfishly dismiss the spirit of my offer. You, of all people, should be able to tell how hard I have been trying, in good faith, to get through to you. If even this is not enough, if even this is something you choose to ignore — You will not merely have failed your Art. You will have insulted it. Desecrated it. Held up a sham in its place. So, from one student among many, to his old teacher: THIS IS YOUR FINAL EXAM. YOU MAY HAVE FAILED YOUR ART THUS FAR, BUT IT IS NEVER TOOLATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. YOUR TIME HAS ALREADY BEGUN.” ______________________________________________ Truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Zizian. ______________________________________________

@KarenFOrlando @jessi_cata Yep. This is why I added the details:

🚨Teresa Youngblut's connection to the Zizians - has been revealed 🚨 “Teresa Youngblut had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California, a federal prosecutor said in court documents Monday.” “According to the motion, the gun used by Youngblut and one that Bauckholt was carrying were purchased by a third person in Vermont last February. The buyer is a person of interest on a double homicide investigation in Pennsylvania. And both Youngblut and the buyer ‘are acquainted with and have been in frequent contact with’ someone who was detained during that investigation and who also is a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Vallejo, California, the motion said.” Explanations: ▪️homicide investigation in Vallejo California = the landlord, Curtis Lind ▪️Double homicide investigation in Pennsylvania = Michelle/Jamie/MJ Zajko’s parents

@psychosort @DavidSacks A minor side note: It's definitely a good idea to spell check your EO before releasing it... (The missing "i" in "Artificial" hurts my eyes 🤓)

@jessi_cata Got it. Thank you for sharing 🙏

@AI__Alexandra LOL

@ohabryka Oliver, your forum hosts the most deranged "craziness spirals" — and you know it

LessWrong finished its fundraising—got $2.1 million. The world got... more paperclip discussions🖇️