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How does acquiring a relatively unknown niche podcast align with their mission ?

Their mission statement: Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence—AI systems that are generally smarter than humans—benefits all of humanity.



Well, they need to ensure AI advances, and that means advancing the podcast that will pretend that popular opinion is absurd and big tech is always right.


Erm people are not stupid, especially the investing community.

Methinks this is one of those moments where we will look back and say: Oh Sam facepalm.


> Erm people are not stupid, especially the investing community.

Yes, yes they are. It's not a community. It's a herd.




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