We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that is not primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exist.

TW: Sexual Assault

  • terranoid@lemmy.cafe
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    4 days ago

    Jesus Christ, it’s literally just a bunch of weird modern poly people

    I think poly people can be a bit odd but you have to be pretty fucking conservative in your values to call that a sex cult.

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    On further reading, Aella does seem pretty fucking problematic. Sex is great, drugs can be great, but both require a ton of responsibility… especially CNC orgies… You can’t fly that fast and not crash.

    I’m not blaming the drugs, but don’t be surprised if people with good intentions fuck up when they can’t think straight. And she sounds extra irresponsible and wanting to push every limit.

    • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Reading this, it took me a minute to remember where I’d previously seen Aella online. It turns out she is the model who went majorly viral on Reddit years ago for staging /GoneWild photo shoots in which she was terrorized by gnome statues.

      https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/aella-discusses-her-viral-history-showering-habits-lsd-gnome-posting-and-spicy-birthday-party

      It bums me out that someone who once had the creativity, self-awareness, and sense of humor to succeed in that sort of thing went on to do awful stuff.

      • comrade@piefed.socialOP
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        4 days ago

        CNC = consentual non-consentual. I.e., pretending to SA as a fetish.

        See the “Brangus Unchained” section of the posted writing.

        Core leaders for MIRI, Lighthaven and the community fetishistically prefer simulated [SA]. They are bound together by having hobbies and secrets in common. This seems to be an important form of social tie in this group. They promote their sexual interests and recruit for their sexual events so prominently because these are the things they care about and believe in. These people are some of the most influential, if not the most influential people in AI Safety.