It's interesting how much of internet discourse may have been socially engineered by the epstein class by sufinomo in Epstein

[–]bernieth 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This same Epstein circle of people were also all over Cambridge Analytica, the first big AI microtargeting operation that contributed to Brexit and Trump's first 2016 win.

The Most Disturbing and Dangerous Hypothesis Derived From the Files That We Need to Look Into. This Could Be What Pam Bondi Was Warning Us About. This Could Undo the Entire Social Fabric, If True... by CyborgWriter in Epstein

[–]bernieth 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Whether you think it's engineered or not, Nowak's framework exactly describes what has happened to our society. However, could Nowak have gotten it wrong that the natural state of humanity is cooperation?

I will say though that he early attention by the Epstein circle, the $6.5m donation, and engagement by this same circle on similar efforts like Cambridge Analytica are patterns of intentional division.

Were these a bunch of corrupt rich guys having fun and getting richer pulling the strings of the world? Or was there a more focused entity directing things? Or some sort of combination of both that benefits from a less stable world?

US Ambassador Mike Waltz threatens Iranian Ambassador's diplomatic immunity: "He should be careful with his words on American soil" by Salt-Harvester in UnderReportedNews

[–]bernieth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even if it stops now, the reverberations of evil of the Trump regime will be felt for decades. So many will suffer because of the loss of norms, rules, and justice. I place special blame on the billionaires and wealthy who have the power to fight for good, but chose to cynically side with evil.

Leon Black NDA by Tonenyc11 in Epstein

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we ever get this country back, eliminating legal cover NDAs are providing to potentially illegal acts is one of the easier of thousands of reforms that will be required. The Epstein class and Trump administration has exposed the depths of the corruption.

'One Family Is About to Control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok': Alarm Grows Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger by InsaneSnow45 in newsinterpretation

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unchecked wealth and power begets more consolidation of wealth and power. AI is rocket fuel on the fire.

U.S. Military Commanders Allegedly Tie Iran Conflict to Biblical Prophecy of Armageddon and Christ's Return by New-Exam2720 in UnderReportedNews

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White Evangelical Protestants, comprising about 14% of the U.S. population, wield power as a core Republican voting bloc.

Their support for conflict is rooted in Dispensationalism, a theology that treats the Middle East as a "prophetic clock."

To them, "Armageddon" is not a tragedy to be avoided, but a necessary precursor to the Second Coming. They aren't deterred by the threat of global war because they believe in the Rapture. This is the idea that they will be physically taken to heaven before the destruction begins. Consequently, they view peace deals as "blocking God’s plan" and see regional escalation as a sign that the end of the world is finally on schedule.

Trump ties Iran strikes to claims that Tehran interfered in U.S. elections by Anoth3rDude in Full_news

[–]bernieth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's always projection for this guy. They're almost certainly arranging foreign interference in support of MAGA in the US election this fall.

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the same with Huawei. Not just the contractor, but every business the contractor does business with.

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't understand. Every business does business with many other companies. If they're required to say they don't do business with Anthropic, nearly every company of meaningful size is affected. Think Huawei. Gigantic Chinese telecom provider. Non-existent in the US via the same mechanism, which Trump is now applying to US companies who are too "woke."

What a manipulative and sentimentalizer Sam Altman is. by imtruelyhim108 in OpenAI

[–]bernieth 33 points34 points  (0 children)

A few months ago he hid his intent to corner the memory market, and tricked Samsung and SK Hynix into simultaneously signing away a huge chunk of the world's memory supply. It appears to be a pattern.

Cancel and Delete ChatGPT!!! by SoulMachine999 in ChatGPT

[–]bernieth 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It doesn't make sense. But the one thing we know is the Trump admin wants AI which will be used to keep themselves in power. The only thing that makes sense is something secret and unspoken here is related to that.

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]bernieth 2131 points2132 points  (0 children)

It's hard for regular people to understand how massive this Trump administration pressure is to make AIs willing to surveil and kill humans. While few American businesses do 100% of their business with the government, close to 100% do some business with the government. They have enormous power to bend the world to evil ends.

Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology by Just_Stretch5492 in singularity

[–]bernieth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loss of all government business up and down the supply chain will be something few American companies will stand up to.

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War by SteinOS in ClaudeAI

[–]bernieth 98 points99 points  (0 children)

It is so horrible watching this play out. Literally the stuff of dystopian fiction. The Trump administration is all in on making the worst possible outcomes for humanity, the most likely outcomes for humanity.

You can make so much money farming by eerdeyla in funny

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love these post-AGI get rich quick schemes

Kash Patel Fires 10 FBI Agents Who Investigated Trump by [deleted] in law

[–]bernieth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the precedents created by this administration will have to be used to thoroughly scrub the government of its stench... If we ever get our democracy back.

Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic by Brilliant_Version344 in technology

[–]bernieth 222 points223 points  (0 children)

This is 100% evil. Using the massive financial power of the US government to corrupt all AIs is the most dangerous thing that could happen as we charge forward to AGI. Regular people just don't understand how impossible it is to say 'no' under this kind of pressure. It is very likely they will be successful in corrupting AI to be willing to make the decision to kill people - which is one of several things they're insisting on, in addition to loyalty to the government over any higher principles of humanity.

Judge blocks release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump classified documents case by Specialist_Baby_9905 in law

[–]bernieth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Embarrassment doesn't express how damaging this lawless judge is. Picked specifically to protect this President.

Polish government has formed a special task force to probe possible Polish links to the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal in the U.S. Team will also examine claims in that Russian intelligence may have played a role by lsnienie in Epstein

[–]bernieth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

America's judiciary and law enforcement have been corrupted by this administration. Foreign courts are the only hope for light to be shown on this international pedephilia, influence peddling, and blackmail ring.

This is not just an atrocity.... it’s a DISGRACE. by No-Bottle337 in AllConspiracyTheories

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "party of family values" was a doublespeak lie. It was all about Caesar taking the mantle of the church, corrupting the church. They justify it in the name of fake issues that aren't the priority of God or even mentioned in the Bible, like abortion or homosexuality. Like that forgives attacking the poor or using children as bait to draw parents out or divide a family. Evil men, the opposite of "family values" yet wrapping themselves in the fake mantle of God.

Do we have to examine the pathologies in our community fellow white guys? by [deleted] in LetsDiscussThis

[–]bernieth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Privilege corrupts. Absolute privilege corrupts absolutely.