Out of This Box is the funniest show you'll ever see about risks from AI, loved by thousands and now coming to Lighthaven!
I was unaware of this screening or this show at all, and was just walking by en route to having a snack before a call; and I was so nerdsniped by this that I wound up missing my call to watch the rest of the screening. Can confirm, funniest video I've ever seen about AI safety, and best thing I've watched since Pantheon. (Think Avenue Q+Silicon Valley.) The audience seemed to agree.
I'm surprised they seem to have so little funding - only $20k on Manifund? In terms of AI safety popular outreach, this seems like it could be excellent bang-for-buck. I feel like something may have gone wrong with budgeting if this cannot get a lousy $60k after years of trying, but there's money for everything else like PDKU or Holly Elmore or 'high school debate/AI safety' conferences... It may not be another Pantheon, although I would note that musicals seem to do quite well these days (eg. Hamilton, Amazing Digital Circus, Hazbin Hotel), but that's a pretty high bar when we're talking funding on the order of "Constellation's annual sourdough budget".
I was happy to donate $250 tonight and may donate more.
Crossposted. RSVP on Partiful: https://partiful.com/e/dXH42QsZxhmR5xB2fXcR
We will screen a recording of Out of This Box: The Last Musical (Written by Humans)!
Doors open at 6pm, door code in location. Please be on time! 🙏
Out of This Box is the funniest show you'll ever see about risks from AI, loved by thousands and now coming to Lighthaven! The show deals with the intrinsic danger AGI poses as well as the immense pressures one faces when working on this technology. It follows the employees of AI startup Celephaïs and their advanced AI model, Jean-Luc, in a blend of clever comedy and cautionary tale
A preview of this show was shown at Lighthaven a year and a half ago, and we're excited to have the full show for its native audience ❤️
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