Category: Trauma Treatises
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A Brief Guide to AGI Alignment Discourse
In an attempt to make my passing hobbies more accessible to the armchair fanatic, I have assembled a short guide on how to discuss AGI alignment.
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A Response to the Call for an AI Moratorium
Dear proponents of the six-month moratorium on GPT technology, While we understand and appreciate the concerns raised in your open letter, we believe that once progress has started, it cannot be taken back. We argue that such a moratorium would primarily benefit those who have already reaped the rewards of GPT technology and might now…
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Accepting the Shoggoth Within
I’m Scarlet Death, a seasoned public relations graduate from MTSU and a community leader in the DIY music scene since 2003. My experiences have taken me to the deepest, darkest corners of the internet, where I have not only observed the chaos of the human condition stemming from Web 1.0 to now but also moderated…
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Beyond Minimum Wage: The Benefits and Drawbacks of a Maximum Wage
Is money real? Do you even actually want it? Or do you just want to work and feel safe? Today we explore the implications of having a maximum wage and the ways in which it would change how we view work.
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Revolutionizing Governance: An AI Government using Neuralink and Blockchain Technology
When every flash of every synapse is able to be quantified and predicted: how would we govern ourselves? Here are some thoughts about how to implement government in a post-free-will society. (I say this jokingly, but these are the implications, yes?) In recent years, we have witnessed tremendous advancements in technology, and it has impacted…
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How Do We Stop Punishing Each Other?
We love to optimize each other! But it’s not sustainable. Today, I’d like to think about what we can do to stop. What would the world be like if we didn’t have to? When every need is met, even the problematic ones? Introduction Human beings have been punishing each other for centuries. Whether it’s through…
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The Benefits of Hybrid Work
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how Amazon recently announced they want workers to come back to the office at least three times a week. People love to complain, but philosophically speaking: what’s it doing to our productivity? As a disabled person living on a fixed income, I’m trapped at home most days too…