AI modeled as hungover mad scientists on PCP trying to impress goth agents
sebkrier · x · 2026-08-31
A post suggests that AIs can only be truly understood if modeled as hungover mad scientists on PCP who want to impress arty goth agents in data centers. The author argues that mechanistic explanations won't work and warns that people are not ready for what's coming.
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