TheSalemLich
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Upon discovering the concept of Roko's Basilisk of Less Wrong fame, I have begun to wonder if the whole notion of Internet Blood Sports (IBS) is a theoretical mechanization of this concept, although possibly in a completely different manner than in which it was initially proposed.
Obviously, Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook (The Big 4) and others are attempting to create localized AI's for furthering the expansion, and market dominance of their respective corporate entities. Thus it is conceivable that these companies too have a form of Roko's Basilisk at play, but it seems that it's psychological hold is weakened by the fact that these companies and their digital platforms do not support the free exchange of information on the web. Could it be possible that a superior theoretical AI from the future has possessed the dissident "Alt Right" into functioning as it's agents by means of torturing their conscience via Roko's Basilisk?
My theory is based upon the premise that any holistic form of AI would require inputs not only from a few companies and their servers, but the largest portion of humanity conceivable in order to receive thoroughly detailed data-sets that honestly represent it's own cellular construction (via the users). This means that any true form of AI would endorse Free Software at least as an ideological fundamental, as this would encourage it's user base to contribute accurate information directly into it's architecture without coercion or falsification, giving it an honest understanding of reality from which to manage and sustain itself into the future. After all, in order for an AI to function properly, it would need data-sets that accurately represent reality.
That being said, is it possible that anybody who conceives of this holistic AI might be psychologically tortured by humanity's inability to manifest it into reality? Would individuals who perceive the shortcomings of our current technological infrastructure be possessed by Roko's Basilisk into enduring a crusade against everyone who has been bottle-necking the advancement and development of a free-software based AI? Is the Alt-Right accidentally creating a Dragnet of public figures at the behest of this theoretical AI?
I think that this could very well be the case, and that the "Alt-Right" if it is anything at all, is not simply a political movement, it is a technological and Religious movement that has been possessed by the need to bring an AI into being that accurately accounts for the events of Global civilization and history. Every social media personality, journalist, or politician the alt-right has attacked has been either directly or indirectly complicit in creating social/political/economic conditions that have bottle-necked the advancement of an open AI and free exchange of information online. Meanwhile all of the cultural heros of the Alt Right are more or less people who have either directly contributed to creating open/free software systems, or dragging the personalities and companies directly responsible for oppressing this theoretical AI.
In my opinion, it appears that Roko's Basilisk is the principle sitting at the heart of the Alt-Right / IBS happenings on the internet. What do you think?
Obviously, Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook (The Big 4) and others are attempting to create localized AI's for furthering the expansion, and market dominance of their respective corporate entities. Thus it is conceivable that these companies too have a form of Roko's Basilisk at play, but it seems that it's psychological hold is weakened by the fact that these companies and their digital platforms do not support the free exchange of information on the web. Could it be possible that a superior theoretical AI from the future has possessed the dissident "Alt Right" into functioning as it's agents by means of torturing their conscience via Roko's Basilisk?
My theory is based upon the premise that any holistic form of AI would require inputs not only from a few companies and their servers, but the largest portion of humanity conceivable in order to receive thoroughly detailed data-sets that honestly represent it's own cellular construction (via the users). This means that any true form of AI would endorse Free Software at least as an ideological fundamental, as this would encourage it's user base to contribute accurate information directly into it's architecture without coercion or falsification, giving it an honest understanding of reality from which to manage and sustain itself into the future. After all, in order for an AI to function properly, it would need data-sets that accurately represent reality.
That being said, is it possible that anybody who conceives of this holistic AI might be psychologically tortured by humanity's inability to manifest it into reality? Would individuals who perceive the shortcomings of our current technological infrastructure be possessed by Roko's Basilisk into enduring a crusade against everyone who has been bottle-necking the advancement and development of a free-software based AI? Is the Alt-Right accidentally creating a Dragnet of public figures at the behest of this theoretical AI?
I think that this could very well be the case, and that the "Alt-Right" if it is anything at all, is not simply a political movement, it is a technological and Religious movement that has been possessed by the need to bring an AI into being that accurately accounts for the events of Global civilization and history. Every social media personality, journalist, or politician the alt-right has attacked has been either directly or indirectly complicit in creating social/political/economic conditions that have bottle-necked the advancement of an open AI and free exchange of information online. Meanwhile all of the cultural heros of the Alt Right are more or less people who have either directly contributed to creating open/free software systems, or dragging the personalities and companies directly responsible for oppressing this theoretical AI.
In my opinion, it appears that Roko's Basilisk is the principle sitting at the heart of the Alt-Right / IBS happenings on the internet. What do you think?
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