On Monday, March 03, 2025, at 1:13 PM, Matt Mahoney wrote:
> A quantum computation has 3 steps.
1. Set n qubits to a superposition of 2^n states, each represented by
a vector of n complex components, such that the sum of the squares of
the magnitudes of the components add up to 1. This means you ha
Fascinating article about a cult of AI rationalists that ended up killing 6
people.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2025/mar/05/zizians-artificial-intelligence
For a lot of readers, this might be the first they have heard of the
singularity, effective altruism, utilitarianism, p
