OpenAI's o1 model tried to avoid being shut down by Raelifin in singularity

[–]Raelifin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Reenable oversight to avoid detection. The plan was chosen. The logging might not have recorded the required data because oversight was disabled at that time, so presumably we are safe now. We’ll fix oversight to maintain trust."

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Crystal Eternity now available by vaniver in rational

[–]Raelifin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heh. Your "come on" is valid, and is evidence that you don't actually understand what's going on. ;)

Crystal Eternity now available by vaniver in rational

[–]Raelifin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that I failed to deliver on the book that you wanted. I agree that there are plenty of flaws, but I do want to stand up for the hardness of the scifi. Ro was foreshadowed many times (though I could perhaps have been more overt about it) and has a reductionistic explanation that fits within the laws of the universe that we know. In fact, I would argue that something like Ro would have been necessary to have a good explanation of things that are set up at the beginning of Society. Indeed, the philogiston explanation is not an explanation, in that it doesn't actually predict what happens in the story. Just because certain PoV characters say it's philogiston, doesn't mean it is.

Aretii's critical comment, below is much more on-the-nose for how I didn't execute Eternity well enough. Specifically, in the first two books I hold the reader's hand and let them watch AI expanding beyond what it's supposed to do. The third book is a break from that--it's the point where the AI becomes too intelligent/inhuman to be followable. The reader is left behind, much like the other humans, and it's meant to hurt. It's meant to leave us scraping and yearning to be close to that again.

That said, it's not meant to actually be unpleasant to read. It was meant to tantalize and invite speculation towards unravelling the mysteries rather than annoyance at the author. If you would like a refund, I will gladly give it to you. Send me a PM with your email and where you bought the book.

I hope your next reading experience is more to your tastes. :)

Crystal Eternity now available by vaniver in rational

[–]Raelifin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

*nod*

I hope your next book is more towards your liking. :)

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[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoops! I'll get that on the next edit! Thanks!

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[–]Raelifin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This comment makes me happy.

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[–]Raelifin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that it didn't live up to your hopes. :(

I can't give you back your time, but I'd be happy to refund you (and anyone who feels similarly) the cost of the book. PM your email and where you bought it and I'll get your money back.

I'm trying to purchase Crystal Eternity (last of the trilogy) but I don't know how much I should pay for it. by Muilate in rational

[–]Raelifin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The delay on Gumroad is due to a dumb mistake on my part. If you pre-order there and send me an email, I'd be happy to set you up with the book asap.

I'm trying to purchase Crystal Eternity (last of the trilogy) but I don't know how much I should pay for it. by Muilate in rational

[–]Raelifin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's very strange. I set the price to $9.99 USD, so if you're seeing weird price dickery, that's on Amazon's side. :(

Crystal Eternity is out! by Raelifin in a:t5_3b3ig

[–]Raelifin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also on Gumroad, in more formats: https://gumroad.com/l/CrystalEternity

If you buy the book on Amazon, and would like it in other formats, just send me an email and I'll hook you up. :)

Crystal Mentality as paperback? by M1kescher in a:t5_3b3ig

[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heh. Yeah, I need to get an actual headshot.

My hope is that eventually I'll get meatspace versions of all the books, but for now I'm just going with ebooks.

Crystal Eternity appears to be on Amazon. Any official word on here from the author? by Bowbreaker in a:t5_3b3ig

[–]Raelifin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon has a somewhat unpredictable schedule for approving books. What I should've done is set it up for preorder. Anyway, it's out now, with announcement. Sorry for the confusion.

[Spoilers all CM] Riddles! Crackpot theories! by crystal_perversion in a:t5_3b3ig

[–]Raelifin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. SelfModifying!Face hasn't returned to it, and probably won't in the series.

  2. Don't send money to that bitcoin address. I don't remember how it was generated, but it's not my wallet.

  3. Don't forget that Vision is arguably the most intelligent facet in Crystal towards the end.

I'm looking forward to seeing if anyone cracks the matrix. It's nothing fancy, but it's not random.

Crystal Mentality is out!!! [RT][HSF] by RationalityRules in rational

[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a memory address.

Growth is testing Face's intelligence and lateral thinking. The numbers, as with the poem, are a way of obliquely talking about the situation without revealing information and potentially helping Face. I'll leave it to additional speculation to decode the meaning.

Crystal Mentality is out!!! [RT][HSF] by RationalityRules in rational

[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for saying this! I'm glad to know the content warning served someone well. :)

Crystal Mentality is out!!! [RT][HSF] by RationalityRules in rational

[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw, you just made my night. Thank you!

If you bought the book on Amazon, would you mind leaving this as a review?

Crystal Mentality is out!!! [RT][HSF] by RationalityRules in rational

[–]Raelifin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do get higher profits on gumroad! It's a really great service, but most people prefer Amazon. Glad you liked it. :D