Connor Leahy
@NPCollapse
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CEO @ConjectureAI - Ex-Head of @AiEleuther - Leave me anonymous feedback: https://t.co/OJWQWKNrHk - I don't know how to save the world, but dammit I'm gonna try
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Joined January 2019
Announcing the Torchbearer Community (TBC)! Do you want to spend 3-8h per week together with other highly motivated people, working on impactful, self-directed projects to build a desirable, humanist future? Apply now!
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A very important paper by my colleague Alex. The outcomes are as clear as they are bleak. Lots of details in the paper!
We model how rapid AI development may reshape geopolitics if there is no international coordination on preventing dangerous AI development. This results in bleak outcomes: a “winner” achieving permanent global dominance, human extinction, or preemptive major power war.
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My biggest project yet is now LIVE! @hankgreen talks superintelligence, AI risk, and the many issues with AI today that present huge concerns as AI gets more powerful on SciShow. Happy Halloween! https://t.co/NLE09cUmNZ
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How do we solve an existential threat? We've done it before. In @TIME, our partner @ControlAI_CEO explains how "civic engagement" and organized citizens beat lobbyists to save the ozone layer. We must do the same for superintelligence. This is how we win.
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"Leading AI scientists warn that developing superintelligence could result in humanity’s extinction."
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Recent events highlight a pattern: concerning online behavior often appears before real-world incidents. This isn't political—it's about protecting people and workplaces. Screen for patterns, not just history.
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Our friends at @ai_ctrl are doing great work! Be sure to sign up for their newsletter and join
Center for Humane Technology cofounder Tristan Harris explains how AI isn't like other technologies. "It's like if you imagine a hammer that can think to itself at a PhD level about hammers, invent better hammers, recursively go off in the world, duplicate itself..."
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Are you interested in spending 3-8h a week working with other highly motivated volunteers for a better future? Check out TBC!
🔥 Torchbearer Community (TBC) is live 🔥 We are a group of volunteers addressing the lack of global coordination on humanity’s most urgent challenge: existential risk from advanced AI. TBC was founded by @NPCollapse & @Gabe_cc, who worked for years on technical alignment and
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P.S. To those that had previously filled out the interest form, you unfortunately will need to reapply using the new method, if still interested. Sorry, but due to spam-lists, I can't email all of you!
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Interested? Get started by reading the introduction document, or checking out our website! https://t.co/D8JG4Xih0h
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Torchbearer Community The Torchbearer Community (TBC) is the public component of the Torchbearer (TB) project, a project that aims to solve coordination and put the world on track for a desirable,...
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I couldn't be more happy with the initial set of wonderful early members that have helped prototype this crazy project, and help it grow to what it is today! There are more than I can thank or list on the website, and we hope you might become one of them!
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TBC acts as something of a halfway point between Microcommit and a fulltime job. It is serious volunteer work, and we hold you to high standards, but it's fully compatible with an otherwise busy life and job. https://t.co/wcUh40Oz8r
Many, many people care about the risk superintelligence poses to the world. But we all have busy lives, and don’t always know what to do that might actually help. To solve this, we have built Microcommit. 5 minutes of your time per week is all it takes to make a difference!
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I have previously spoken a bit about this project, but we were slow and conservative with growth, to make sure our initial processes worked the way we wanted them to. Now, we are ready to be more public and scale! https://t.co/yYmQExWkmY
A while ago, we started the Torchbearer Community: A new project aimed at solving coordination problems and putting the world on a good track. We've made a lot of progress since then, and are now looking for more members! No pre-knowledge required, fully online. Link below:
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TBC is one of the biggest projects I have been working on for the last several months. Our goal is to solve coordination. To develop better methods of working together at scale, online, towards a future worth living in.
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Read more about our principles and how to join on our website: https://t.co/GyLuogy51D
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For too long, the swamp controlled America’s future. That's finally changing, but they're fighting back. Be part of the team taking on the corrupt deep state.
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Want to shout out https://t.co/zGNxkKjwI5 and @NPCollapse and @Gabe_cc for creating an actually fun, quick, helpful way to engage a community for a project that matters. More "simple tech for making the world better," please!
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Another great podcast from @ESYudkowsky Really been enjoying the continued stream of high quality explainers him and Nate have been putting out! https://t.co/ViNhaoPzwY
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Two Points of No Return (PNR): The Hard PNR. The moment where we have AI systems powerful and intelligent enough that they can prevent humanity from turning them off. The Soft PNR. The moment where we have AI systems that we will not want to turn off. For instance, because they
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The final Point of no return may happen before superintelligence.
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The Modern Attention Economy has only one button: "Boost". It doesn't have "Deboost". Dunking on something boosts it. The person that originated it will gain more attention and followers. Merely praising good things is not enough. There's more stupid shit than smart stuff, for
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"America Part One" is a graphic novel that delves into American history from the Mayflower landing in 1620 to the Battle of Yorktown. It provides a visual narrative of key events and figures, offering a unique way to engage with the nation's past.
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🚨BREAKING: A tremendous coalition of leaders just called for a ban on the development of superintelligence. The two most-cited living scientists, Nobel laureates, faith leaders, politicians, founders, artists, a former head of state, and over 1000 others have joined. Thread 🧵
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An incredibly broad and deep list of signatories on an extremely clear statement. This is what humanity wants, and we should demand it!
A stunningly broad coalition has come out against Skynet: AI researchers, faith leaders, business pioneers, policymakers, NatSec folks and actors stand together, from Bannon & Beck to Hinton, Wozniak & Prince Harry. We stand together because we want a human future.
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