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Peter grew up in the Soviet Union, trained as a chemical engineer and WMD officer. After emigrating he received an MBA at Berkeley and worked in tech and finance before starting his own companies. Toddler daughter, second on the way. Kites big waves in Hawaii.

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PeterMaui

Peter grew up in the Soviet Union, trained as a chemical engineer and WMD officer. After emigrating he received an MBA at Berkeley and worked in tech and finance before starting his own companies. Toddler daughter, second on the way. Kites big waves in Hawaii.

Exponential Solitude

Why the Fermi paradox is anything but. You and me and the kid next door. We all were lied to. By the ones we truly trusted: James T. Kirk, Spock, Yoda, and even E.T. All the Star Trek episodes are big fat lies. And Star Wars and E.T. They should...

The most important events in human history will all happen in the next 20 years

I wrote this for a general audience and cross-posted it here for feedback. The argument compresses a lot, deliberately. I'm interested in pushback on the timelines and on the human-overlord scenario. IF AI development goes as well as it possibly can: 1. We will have a new overlord within a...