Jordan Stone

How bad would it be if someone tried to create as much space debris as possible? 🧵

Robin Hanson and Jordan Stone talk Galactic X-risks youtu.be/me3sHm11Emg?si…

@xriskology Thank you very much :) The EA Forum is a great place to house highly speculative content with huge stakes - I've noticed that my post has now been joined about one specifically on the existential risk posed by time travel.

@_JordanStone_ can't be "uploaded" (what if mind-uploading doesn't entail self-uploading)? Etc. So, for whatever it's worth, I thought your EA Forum post was quite excellent.

Parts of this article by @_JordanStone_ are novel, but some folks have written about this very issue in depth, including Daniel Duedney ("Dark Skies") & myself, e.g., this paper: …2-4676-8332-ad89713358e3.filesusr.com/ugd/d9aaad_8a9… It is foolish to believe that space colonization... forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/x7YXxDAw…

@xriskology Thanks for the thread and pointing me towards your paper. I've now added a 'further reading' list to the end of the post to help avoid the re-discovering. I hope the focus on galactic (and not necessarily conflict-driven) x-risks is a welcome development on these works.

Having studied history, and been around the TESCREAL movement since the 2000s, it's fascinating to see ideas rediscovered over and over again.

@mr_boydy @ExRdFestival @ESEImperial Haha my rock collection though! Ignore the snail 👀

Wait a second, I know that guy... Looking forward to returning to @ExRdFestival 🎉 @ESEImperial planetary scientists will be there talking all things space - come say hi 👋🚀 #ExRdFest #space

Join us for a discussion about how the space industry can tackle global conflicts! The discussion will be at the Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, London on 8th April, arrival from 18:00. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus…

@SGAC This event is now hybrid, so virtual attendees are most welcome!!

I'm excited to be chairing this discussion on a very important topic at the Royal School of Mines on 8th April. The event is open to all to attend and ask questions. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus…

🚨New paper!🚨 We show how soft sediment deformation in Martian sandstones indicates that Gale crater had abundant water later than expected! 💧💫🌌 #TheStimsonDesertWasWet #Mars #Curiosity #WaterOnMars #habitability

🎉 Registration and abstract submission for BPSC2024 is now OPEN! Deadline: 3rd May. Follow the link for more info and to register: bpsc2024.le.ac.uk/registration/ 🚀 @SpaceParkLeic @spacecentre @PhysicsUoL @LeicsPlanets 🌌

@iainmacl I don't mean to trivialise climate change. But there are many global challenges and we have the resources to tackle both AI and climate change. The limitation seems to be people's will to do so. There is no choice - do both

@iainmacl It seems very clear to me that AI is an existential risk. It is already inventing new toxins orders of magnitude more toxic than anything we've seen before, and could conceivably invent new pathogens causing terrible pandemics, or be used to hack nuclear weapons.

AI is not currently, or in any conceivable near future, an existential risk to humanity. Climate Change is and it is happening now and we know how to stop it but stopping it means also addressing a system that produces billionaires who rant about AI being an existential threat..

@arjunkhemani @MaxMore1964 AI safety is not necessarily at odds with progress. Future AI has to be safe, so by figuring that out now, we can create a secure platform for innovation. People wanting to pause AI development just think we need more time to do that.

“You can’t just look at the existential risk, you have to look at the existential opportunity on the other side.” Max More on why we shouldn’t be trying to stop progress in the field of artificial intelligence.

📢The next @UKPlanetary Early Career meeting is now open for FREE registration and abstract submission for UK early-career researchers! The meeting will take place on 15th January 2024 at @imperialcollege @ESEImperial. Register and submit abstracts here: docs.google.com/forms/d/18yTIV…

@engineers_feed Not empty, but organised

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein

What will the AI Safety Summit focus on? International collaboration is key to guarding against potential misuse of AI and the risks posed by loss of control. The AI Safety Summit will target these issues, with 5 key objectives: (1/7)

Following our new-style funding call for collaborators to break down barriers to the take up of climate services & products, 3 teams have started work. Their outputs will be freely available to all: space4climate.com/breakthrough-f… @Envsystems @GlobalTrust_Ltd #RetinaSpace #EO

Brilliant 👌 youtube.com/watch?v=KJz1u8…

Static fire of Falcon Heavy complete. Targeting Thursday, October 12 for launch of @NASA’s Psyche mission from Florida

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Professor @harari_yuval described the threat of "alien intelligence" that is AI: Read more reflections from prominent signatories at futureoflife.org/ai/six-month-l… (4/12)