Episode 87 - They're Gonna Steal Our B******s!

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Inflation is over Crazy Trump judge issued an injunction against government talking to social media companies ONE WEIRD TRICK! - Wisconsin gov used line-item veto to rewrite law to guarantee education funding for 400 years  Apparently they do this all the time UK Online Safety Bill requires backdoor in all encryption Apple, Signal, Wikipedia all likely to pull out of UK if it passes Actors’ union (falsely?) claimed that studios proposed to use background characters’ likenesses in perpetuity OpenAI committed 20% of secured compute and a new taskforce to solve alignment in four years.  Eliezer speaks to Rep Dan Crenshaw Robots at a Geneva AI forum promise they won’t steal jobs or rebel against humans.  1% of the population is responsible for almost 2/3rds of all violent crime Happy News! Super white paint on 2% of Earth could stop climate change China has automated trucking - 40M km over 2 years, no accidents, used by Budweiser, Nestlé Canada vastly expanded its immigration system A flying car prototype just got an airworthiness certificate from the FAA Video on site not of the Model A!  Here’s what it actually looks like. Largest ever fusion rocket engine is now being built in the UK Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has tested a flow battery Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show! Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer  Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra

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