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Everything filed under space space Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under data centers data centers Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We do not know the meaning of life, so the thing to do is expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, until we know what questions to ask. We do not know the meaning of life, so thething to do is expand the scope and scaleof consciousness, digital and biological,until we know what questions to ask. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Why is there something rather than nothing?" cannot have the kind of answer why-questions usually get, because the universe is not embedded in anything bigger — it can just be. — tap to centre the map on it "Why is there something rather thannothing?" cannot have the kind ofanswer why-questions usually get,because the universe is not embeddedin anything bigger — it can just be. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it AI will out-think us, but it willnot become conscious, becauseconsciousness is a property of life. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Curiosity is the thing AI has not cracked: a model can research a question thoroughly, but it cannot decide which question is worth asking. — tap to centre the map on it Curiosity is the thing AI has notcracked: a model can research aquestion thoroughly, but it cannotdecide which question is worthasking. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theory of reality that cannot name the question it is answering is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A theory of reality that cannot namethe question it is answering is notworth building. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jun 2024 SW Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The obstacle to search is not the competition but the fact that people are not naturally good at turning curiosity into a question. — tap to centre the map on it The obstacle to search is not thecompetition but the fact that peopleare not naturally good at turningcuriosity into a question. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Cambrian explosion is no longer much of a mystery; the big mystery left in biology is consciousness. — tap to centre the map on it The Cambrian explosion is no longermuch of a mystery; the big mysteryleft in biology is consciousness. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness is a practical problemrather than a philosophical one:given a brain-computer interfacethat could read and drive everyneuron, we would work it outquickly. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move. — tap to centre the map on it The window in which life can extendbeyond Earth is open now and maynever open again, so making lifemultiplanetary while it is stillpossible is the only smart move. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyondEarth, out to the stars, is afundamentally good goal. Last stated a week ago 30 Aug 2026 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. — tap to centre the map on it If we are serious about going to thestars we will have to adapt ourbodies, because we are not going toexport Earth everywhere we go. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it Launch costs are on a decliningtrajectory comparable to Moore'sLaw-driven chip cost declines in the1990s. Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan forclimate change or nuclear war,because self-sufficiency there iscenturies away. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage overthe next year or two will fall wellshort of the harm caused by Covid orglobal warming Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions wereultimately climate change — theclimate shifting faster than lifecould adapt to it. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated 11 months ago 11 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split intoindependent power blocks feddirectly at 1500 volts DC, ratherthan run through one centraldistribution system. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We do not know the meaning of life, so the thing to do is expand the scope and scale of consciousness, digital and biological, until we know what questions to ask. Last stated 9 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Elon Musk Read this korrent →