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The Border Patrol agent was killed in the shootout, as was one of the suspicious passengers.
The Border Patrol agent was killed in the shootout, as was one of the suspicious passengers.
The Border Patrol agent was killed in the shootout, as was one of the suspicious passengers.
The killing of the Border Patrol agent and the landlord occurred within three days of one another.
The killing of the Border Patrol agent and the landlord occurred within three days of one another.
The killing of the Border Patrol agent and the landlord occurred within three days of one another.
Computer scientists. Vegans. Interested in AI safety. Those characteristics of the alleged suspects were familiar to an influential community of thinkers in California called the Rationalists.
Computer scientists. Vegans. Interested in AI safety. Those characteristics of the alleged suspects were familiar to an influential community of thinkers in California called the Rationalists.
Computer scientists. Vegans. Interested in AI safety. Those characteristics of the alleged suspects were familiar to an influential community of thinkers in California called the Rationalists.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudson. It's Monday, March 3rd. Coming up on the show, a Silicon Valley intellectual society kicked them out. Now, they're tied to a killing spree.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudson. It's Monday, March 3rd. Coming up on the show, a Silicon Valley intellectual society kicked them out. Now, they're tied to a killing spree.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudson. It's Monday, March 3rd. Coming up on the show, a Silicon Valley intellectual society kicked them out. Now, they're tied to a killing spree.
The rationalists are a loose group of intellectuals, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. They get together in person and in online forums to ponder philosophical ideas, like how do we make better decisions? Or how do we know what's true?
The rationalists are a loose group of intellectuals, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. They get together in person and in online forums to ponder philosophical ideas, like how do we make better decisions? Or how do we know what's true?
The rationalists are a loose group of intellectuals, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area. They get together in person and in online forums to ponder philosophical ideas, like how do we make better decisions? Or how do we know what's true?
Many rationalists today are devoted to developing artificial intelligence in a way that's safe for humanity.
Many rationalists today are devoted to developing artificial intelligence in a way that's safe for humanity.
Many rationalists today are devoted to developing artificial intelligence in a way that's safe for humanity.
The rationalist movement has drawn some influential people. Early on, venture capitalist Peter Thiel funded a rationalist research organization. And former OpenAI researcher Paul Cristiano now leads the federal government's AI Safety Institute. Has the rationalist movement had a real impact on AI safety?