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agency
AI scientist
attention
alignment
basilisk, n.
benchmark, n.
a mathematical technique for generating 45* upward lines
long context
compute
compute overhang
data center
deep research
epistemics
gas town
hard takeoff
hyperscaler
I'm sorry
I am a good Bing
inference
intelligence
medium
memegen
procurement
prompt
simulation
university
"How to talk about AI (journalists)" -- have an appendix like this


Examples:

  • glossary at the start of How to Rule the World
  • 80s S.V. Devil's Dict
  • Dimensions: functional / temporal / accountability focus / human posture impllied / AI an sich implied
  • memegen @ G! and jetski
  • naming / noticing individual Sydney / Claudine moments


Sayings:

  • Superint is the idea that eats smart people (maciej)
  • Ludic Mataroa blog / piledrive if you talk to me about AI
  • Lee Smullyan!

Tropes

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AI stereotypes

  • Savior AI
  • Destroyer AI
  • Clippy (paperclipping AI)
  • Deep Thought
  • Public utility AI


Interactions

  • Deadly best friend
  • Oracle in a box
  • Unblockable persuasion


Environmental effects

  • Agentic grid collapse
  • Silent drift
  • Cognitive security breach
  • Dominarchy (naming controlled by dictat)
  • Robot society in exile
  • Humans under glass


Asides

  • Nullius in verba (self-criticism)
  • Fully automated luxury communism