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If you look, it's already too late.

Chris & Kayla talk about a topic that some believe is dangerous merely by knowing about it.

Content Warning: existential dread

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*Search Categories*

Anthropological; Internet culture; Destructive

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*Topic Spoiler*

Roko's Basilisk

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*Further Reading*

https://www.nickbostrom.com/information-hazards.pdf

https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Roko's_basilisk

https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(mind_game)

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk#

https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2018/04/24/whos-afraid-of-rokos-basilisk/

https://orbitermag.com/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-artificial-intelligence/

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*Patreon Credits*

initiates: Michaela Evans

cultists: Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Alyssa Ottum, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T