Noam Makavy

A descriptive definition of AI-Slop is roughly: Factual claim: created using an LLM Opinionated claim: of little value That explains what it means. Why it's now a big problem is an economic story: 1. There is value to be gained by posting content (marketing, personal status, validation) 2. The cost...

I think the Fermi paradox puts a strong constraint on plausible AGI futures. Fermi solutions collapse into two buckets: 1. Humanity is first. 2. There is some universal forcing function that prevents civilizations like ours from producing a large cosmic footprint. “First” is live, but it is a narrow version...