634: The Murder Cult Started By A Banned Post
Roko's Basilisk is a terrifying thought experiment about a future AI that punishes those who didn’t help create it, causing real psychological harm and even inspiring violence, despite being widely dismissed as irrational.
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The power of Roko’s Basilisk lies not in its truth,
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