Ex-consciousness lab intern broke expensive equipment, delayed research by a month
yacinelearning · x · 2026-10-19
AI researcher yacinelearning shares an embarrassing memory: while interning in a consciousness lab, he plugged a wire in wrong and broke a big piece of equipment, costing the lab thousands to repair and delaying all experiments by a full month. He still thinks about it every fall. The attached Kiki's Delivery Service screenshot says it all.
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