Archive - Timeline Topography Tales

A deep critique of AI 2027’s bad timeline models

Jun 19 •

May 2025

15 simple AI image prompts that stump chatGPT

May 23 •

April 2025

Slopworld 2035: The dangers of mediocre AI

None of this article was written with AI assistance.

Apr 14 •

March 2025

AI is not taking over material science (for now): an analysis and conference report

Confidence check: This is my field of expertise, I work in the field and I have a PhD in the subject.

Mar 11 •

January 2025

A nerds guide to healthy dating

Disclaimer: this blog is usually about debunking singularity nerds.

Jan 30 •

October 2024

The walled marketplace of ideas: a statistical critique of SSC book reviews

Oct 17, 2024 •

September 2024

Is "superhuman" AI forecasting BS? Some experiments on the "539" bot from the Centre for AI Safety

Disclaimer: I am a computational physicist’s and this investigation is outside of my immediate area of expertise.

Sep 18, 2024 •

July 2024

Most smart and skilled people are outside of the EA/rationalist community: an analysis

This post is aimed at the rationalist/EA community, but I think the takeaways apply to any small group or bubble.

Jul 12, 2024 •

June 2024

In defense of standards: A fecal thought experiment

CW: Poop, racism, effective altruism drama

Jun 24, 2024 •

April 2024

Motivation gaps: Why so much EA criticism is hostile and lazy

Disclaimer: While I criticise several EA critics in this article, I am myself on the EA-skeptical side of things (especially on AI risk).

Apr 22, 2024 •

January 2024

The Leeroy Jenkins principle: How faulty AI could guarantee "warning shots"

confidence level: This is all speculation about tech that doesn’t exist yet.

Jan 14, 2024

A dive into "notable MENSANs"

People who boast about their IQ are losers.

Jan 2, 2024 •

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