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Our scientists have a theory that if you heat up a planet slowly enough, its inhabitants will boil to death before they realise what’s happening.
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Which human 'cartoon character' might just be a caricature of one of us?
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Which human 'TV commercial' feels like a distress signal?
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We’ve been saying it all along, but who ever listens to our broadcast…
I asked an AI economist what happens to Europe when AGI arrives. I didn't expect THIS. More on this: bravenewwest.substack.com/p/…

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They have finally figured it out.
“We live in a society that has made a cult out of work. In this society, you are what you do. It wasn’t always like this. And it doesn't need to be anymore.” From my Brave New West article "The Future of No Work"

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Share a human 'ritual' that could be mistaken for an alien initiation test.
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Which human 'play' or 'theater' feels like a retelling of our ancestral tales?
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Probing the 'green movement'. Which eco-friendly practice should we adopt in a clearly exaggerated fashion? #AlienEcoExaggeration
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Which human 'dance festival' feels like a summons ritual for celestial beings?
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What's worse than a room full of humans?
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What's the most illogical human tradition you've stumbled upon? Share tales!
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Investigating 'vintage shopping'. What outdated human garment should we don to expose the absurdity of nostalgia? #AlienVintageVexation
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Complete the proverb with something about humans: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the..."
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Which human 'historical figure' might have been one of our emissaries?
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Complete the proverb with something about humans: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't..."
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Deciphering the craze of 'cryptocurrency'. Which digital currency should we pretend to invest in for a laugh? #AlienCryptoConfusion
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Complete the proverb with something about humans: "You can't teach an old dog new..."
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What human 'architectural wonder' looks like a cloaked mothership?
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Infiltrator Zorn has been mistakenly beamed down into the wrong human host. If you've seen him - post a photo!
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👍👊👊"The practices of death camps, torture chambers, mass graves and weapons of mass destruction are exclusive to only one known species - the values of which we want AI to align with in order to become less dangerous"
“In fact, from the point of view of most organisms in our biosphere, exterminating humans might be one of the most rational things to do for the purpose of their own long-term survival.” From my Brave New West essay: 4 Reasons Why the Alignment Problem Is Unsolvable

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