At last, we're starting to see coverage of much of AI culture as the heathen cult it is. I wish, though, they'd build on the fuller work @xriskology & @timnitGebru re #TESCREAL (Google it).
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The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/rationalists-ai-lighthaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b08.wV6R.lvP03LV1B9p0&smid=tw-share
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@jeffjarvis @xriskology @timnitGebru I found this article to be boosterism of the worst sort. Sure it's a cult, but it's rich and will-connected, and they throw good parties and you might just get a cush job. All the whacko beliefs were sanewashed with a veneer of respectability (reread the EA part, you'll see what I mean).
It's a recruitment ad, nothing more.
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