The problem isn’t the data center, but rather that the data center is being wasted on running AI. AI is a uniquely wasteful application, like crypto mining. If the data center does something actually useful, then it might provide utility greater than its expenses and externalities.

Not so fun fact: Gun suicides are far more common than any other type of gun related death. Having a gun in the house is a big risk factor for suicide.

If it really were a once in a lifetime career opportunity, then the salary would reflect that.

Sees article about a new and innovative embezzlement method. Concludes that they’re out of ideas.

And somebody buying from the scammer could get a legitimate card, thus allowing the scammer to blend in.

What’s that, and why should it be destroyed?

Million dollar company sounds impressive, but I don’t think that is impressive. Like twenty employees already imply a million or more in expenses annually, and require corresponding revenue to sustain.

1940 was 85 years ago, so unless said 👵 is over a 💯 years old, she was only a child back then.

More like a terabyte.

In addition, we haven’t even come up with a definition of intelligence.

Well, we’re still at least one breakthrough away from AGI, and we don’t even know how it will go from there. Could be that humans are already near the maximum of what is possible intelligence wise. As in, the smartest being possible is not that much smarter than the average human. In which case, AGI taking over the world would not be a given.

Essentially, talking about the threat posed by ASI is like talking about the threat posed by Cthulhu.

AI companies are buying up all of the RAM in a futile bit to reach AGI.

Yeah, that is a problem.

And thanks for the compliment.

Well, if Grace is already well known, then her public key should be available.

Bob would have to know and trust Grace beforehand. Grace could be the IRS, for example. The idea here being to have somebody who already knows your age vouch for your age.

We could just make the middle man somebody who already needs that information, e.g. the IRS.

Here’s my idea: Bob gives Alice a token, assigning her an unique random number n. Alice goes to Grace and tells her, “Somebody assigned me number n, can you verify that I’m allowed?” Grace then writes: “User n is allowed, signed Grace”. Alice then takes this letter and shows it to Bob. Bob now knows that Alice is allowed, but nothing else. Grace only knows that somebody wanted to know that Alice is allowed, not who that somebody is.

Of note here: This system does nothing to protect against an allowed user helping a not allowed user to gain access, but I don’t think it’s possible to protect against traitorous users.

Same way you short anything else, you borrow it, sell it, and then buy it back once the price has dropped, and return it.

Investors could be bailed out. As in you invested 10e11$, so now the government gives you that money back.

What does PI mean (first sentence of your post)?