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Nick Bostrom Splits With Eliezer Yudkowsky: "If Nobody Builds It, Everyone Dies"
Bostrom misleads in suggesting that Yudkowsky doesn't want ASI asap. Here's what he's saying ... (930 words)
Nov 3
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Émile P. Torres
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October 2025
Why Bill Gates’ Pivot Away from Climate Change Is So Dangerous (and Incoherent)
My apologies for not having published an article earlier this week — I’ve been moving, and so have had much less time than usual to write!
Oct 31
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Émile P. Torres
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From Trump to TESCREAL, Eugenics Is Everywhere
Most people think eugenics largely vanished after the Nazis' atrocities. But that's not true: eugenics is alive and well, and probably more influential…
Oct 26
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Émile P. Torres
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Superintelligent Machines, Mirror Bacteria, and the New Coalitions of "Upwingers" and "Downwingers"
I need your help!!
Oct 23
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Émile P. Torres
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Eliezer Yudkowsky's Long History of Bad Ideas
Two days ago, Truthdig published my review of Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares’ book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. Please read and share it, if…
Oct 19
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Émile P. Torres
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Three Lies Longtermists Like To Tell About Their Bizarre Beliefs
Longtermists don't actually care about avoiding human extinction. They don't care about the long-term future of humanity. And they don't really care…
Oct 16
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Émile P. Torres
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"Slopacalypse" Now: AI Is an Unmitigated Disaster for Society
Sora 2, deepfakes, disinformation, and slop — plus some hilarious bloopers!
Oct 11
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Émile P. Torres
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The Perplexing Rise of Antinatalism in Silicon Valley
Most of us are aware that pronatalism is popular within Silicon Valley. But there's a new kind of antinatalism that's catching on, too! In this article…
Oct 9
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Émile P. Torres
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Democracy Is Really Bad and Human Extinction Would Be Fine: My Conversation with Dr. Richard Sutton
The Turing Award winner chats with me about a wide range of issues, and what he says is eye-popping.
Oct 9
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Émile P. Torres
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The Right Time for a Realtime Roundup!
Here are the fun topics we covered over the past two months!
Oct 4
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Stop Believing the Lie that AGI Is Imminent — "Experts" Have Been Saying This Since 1956!
What did Ilya see? Nothing — he saw nothing, because we're nowhere close to achieving "AGI" (whatever that means exactly).
Oct 1
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Émile P. Torres
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September 2025
Pursuing a Good Life in a Bad World
Some personal reflections on maintaining a positive attitude in this sad and broken place. (2,500 words.)
Sep 27
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Émile P. Torres
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