Tam HuntA modest proposal for peace in the Middle East: all are “in God’s image”A core tenet of Judaism and many other religions is that all people are “created in God’s image” and thus worthy of equal treatment as…6 min read·6 days ago--1--1
Tam HuntHouse votes to outlaw criticism of Israel or the Holocaust in obvious defiance of the 1st Amendment6 min read·May 4, 2024----
Tam HuntWhy AI is a false god: my Science of Consciousness conference presentation.A tsunami is coming, get off the f*&^ing beach1 min read·Apr 26, 2024----
Tam HuntIs Claude 3 Opus conscious? How would it feel if we pulled the plug?I share a profound and important conversation below between me and Claude 3 Opus, which is the $20 a month option. Even though I have been…14 min read·Apr 18, 2024--1--1
Tam HuntCalifornia exceeds 100% renewable electricityCalifornia and Germany are showing that major economies can relatively quickly switch over to renewables1 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Tam HuntWhy worry? The inevitability of incorporating AI as decision-makers into nuclear weapons systemsI engage in a conversation with Claude 3 about the extreme danger of the current path we’re on incorporating AI systems into nuclear weapon…10 min read·Mar 21, 2024--1--1
Tam HuntWhy ASI will almost certainly kill off humanityWe are in yet another era of obvious but unacknowledged collective insanity. We are madly rushing to create beings that are vastly more…2 min read·Mar 8, 2024--1--1
Tam HuntWhy are all three presidential candidates spouting radical right-wing views about Israel?Radical right-wing pro-Israel advocates have achieved a decades-long lock on policy in Israel and the US. How did this happen?3 min read·Jan 27, 2024--1--1
Tam HuntHawaii legislators introduce first of its kind bill to create an Office of AI Safety and RegulationAmazingly, we have a bill pending in the Hawaii Legislature, in both houses, that would create a new Office of AI Safety and Regulation.1 min read·Jan 25, 2024----
Tam HuntAI safety research is enabling irresponsible AI developmentMy latest essay at Scientific American, highlighting issues with the imminent arrival of artificial superintelligence, and some…5 min read·Jan 9, 2024----