The power of established ideas is so great that even the most independent-minded people only rarely overcome it. The difference between independent-m… - Paul Graham

If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but was among the poorest, or in one where I was the richest, but much worse off than I am now, I’d take the first option. If I had children, it would arguably be immoral not to. It’s absolute poverty you want to avoid, not relative poverty.

Prediction: Established companies will use cherry-picked examples violating broad definitions of AI safety as a way to suppress competition from startups. New technology is always somewhat unreliable, so startups will always be vulnerable to this type of attack.

When startups are doing well it's common for them either not to disclose their numbers, or under-report them. Half the time when I get an email with great numbers, it's followed by "but don't tell anyone."