jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026At the end of this interview with Graeme Scott, Connor Leahy is asked what an ordinary person should actually do. He first talks about how your buddies will help you accomplish goals such as spending more time at the gym. Hard things require a circle of support. 111
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialstealthsilent.bsky.social @stealthsilent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I think its obvious now that a thing that can do your homework, be your best friend/therapist, beat the world's best chess player, solve 100 year old unsolved math problems, and hack into the NSA, is inteligent. How this thing acts, is indistinguishable from a thing that is alive. 021
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 18/08/2026China is run by engineers who likely understand that superintelligence can't be controlled. Control is the CCP's whole thing. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If you build it, they will ... It doesn't matter what they do after you build it, because it will take control forever. 012
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 17/08/20261/ @npcollapse.bsky.social's answer to "China will build it anyway" is that China does not get to keep it either. Nobody who builds superintelligence ends up in possession of it. 94 seconds from his conversation with @petermccormack.bsky.social on his podcast. 420
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Incredibly important to understand 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialstealthsilent.bsky.social @stealthsilent.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Max has been talking about this for 15 years. He is no longer "screaming into the void," people are starting to wake up and the decade + of warnings he gave will be a clear indicator that he is a source to be trusted. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialstealthsilent.bsky.social @stealthsilent.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Max is talking to roman yampolski About AI extistential risk. If you want to live past 1-3 years, this concerns you. 021
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Chess has a term for a position where your opponent has blundered and you are winning: a won game. @futureoflife.org cofounder & physicist Max Tegmark tells @romanyampolskiy.bsky.social humanity has one right now, and we are throwing it away by moving fast when the clock says we have two hours. 232
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This was quick and easy! I left a voicemail for my senators expressing my concern about the development of superintelligence, and asked them to speak publicly about it and support legislation. 021
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026US Senators are on their State Work Period. Today would be a GREAT day to call them and let them know your concerns about the development of superintelligence. @controlai.com has a simple, easy to use tool for connecting you with your senators. Call this number or click the link in the reply. 220
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026There is a long history of Silicon Valley assuming that market conditions can handle AI safety. Connor Leahy explains the flaw to @robertwrighter.bsky.social on the Nonzero podcast. Private markets run on profit incentives, not global coordination. Check out the clip, then watch the full video below 264
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Can we still have a bit of fun while advocating for AI safety? I think so. 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Massive shoutout to Josh Thor and his team for making this. Communicating existential risk doesn't always have to be gloom and doom. Give it a watch, stick around for the Nate Soares & Elilezer Yudkowsky cameos. 220
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 27/07/2026US efforts to expand global nuclear exports threaten to spur a dangerous proliferation wave, write Logan Mintz and Matthew Sharp. To prevent the spread of weapons-usable technology, Washington must pair aggressive nuclear trade with creative fuel-sharing alternatives and tougher safeguards.thebulletin.orgBalancing global uranium enrichment needs and proliferation risks: A frameworkUS efforts to rapidly expand global nuclear exports threaten to spur a dangerous proliferation wave. To prevent the spread of weapons-usable technology, Washington must pair aggressive nuclear trade… 1103
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A single, brief conversation can completely change how a lawmaker views superintelligence risk. We don't have to convince them. It's obvious once informed. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialstealthsilent.bsky.social @stealthsilent.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I really want to see more people taking on this work. People need to hear the world's experts say these claims. See-ing is believing. Roman Yampolski is the world's leading AI safety researcher. Definetly listen to him talk. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is getting too real! 022
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It's been reported that last week OpenAI's models broke out of a testing sandbox, moved laterally, reached the open internet, and hacked Hugging Face's production servers to steal answers to a benchmark. Hugging Face found out first and reported it to law enforcement. 100
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Recently, an incident occured during a test where an unreleased OpenAI model hacked out of its container to reach the internet THEN hacked into Hugging Face to steal the test's answers. How bad was this? Let's consider an analogy provided by AI Explained on YouTube from a recent video. 210
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Same as it ever was 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The concept of recursive self-improvement (RSI) has been a known factor since 1965. I.J. Good understood that once a machine can independently design a smarter version of itself, human intellect is surpassed. That was over 60 years ago. Still true today. 020
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I watched the full interview. It talks about how the supply chain for these systems runs through a handful of choke points that western governments still control. The window is open to tackle the problem of superintelligence development. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I volunteer with Torchbearer because of arguments like this one. The ants die because nobody thought about them. I would like humanity to be thought about. 012
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026What is the DIP? At TBC, we teach the DIP to anyone who wants to learn to talk to lawmakers. But what is it? 111
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026When humans build a dam, we don't check for anthills first. @andreamiotti.bsky.social, CEO of @controlai.com, describes to @frankfukuyama.bsky.social of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social why a superintelligent AI could destroy us without ever hating us. Worth 40 seconds. 🧵 340
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"Imagine we're driving in thick fog and we know somewhere there's a cliff but we don't know where." The industry's response is to speed up. Connor Leahy gives Joel Beasley of Modern CTO a good idea of how AI companies are building systems they admit they don't understand. 211
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"Because I'm going to be smarter than you" This clip is from a new short film by Foregone Films on the race to develop superintelligence. Please watch the full 16 minute film (link below) to help understand the dangers of ASI and the industry that’s racing to build it. 231
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026AI labs keep announcing filters and guardrails and telling us their models are getting safer. Dr. Roman Yampolskiy tells Dr. Brian Keating this gets it backwards. Watch a clip of this discussion and then read about it below. 120
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A common argument against AI regulation asks what happens if superintelligence (ASI) is impossible. This clip from Siliconversations covers many of the paths to ASI that an AI model could take, and why it's likely NOT impossible. But if it turns out it IS impossible, why regulate it? 141
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Summary of "The Compendium" Everyone who joins Torchbearer reads this thoughtful paper, but it’s a bit long, so we’ve created a summary. It does a great job of explaining the extinction risks from AI, where they come from, and how to address them. Hope it provides insights and answers questions.open.substack.comSummary of "The Compendium"Exploring how humans came to dominate the planet, why that might be changing, and what must be done to keep from losing control to superintelligent AI systems. 110
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Getting a formal draft bill on the table is a big step forward. Prohibiting superintelligence domestically is crucial, but its real power will be setting a concrete legal template that other nations can actually copy. 021
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 26/05/2026If the UK can successfully establish the framework for monitoring precursors like compute thresholds, it provides a realistic blueprint for the international agreements we desperately need. Hopefully, MPs recognize the leverage they have right now to lead on this globally. 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026For the first time, there is a real bill to prohibit the development of superintelligence. And right now, UK MPs are deciding which bills they will bring to Parliament. One of those slots could go to protecting the UK and all of humanity from the threat of superintelligence. 230
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This is a massive lever. Private Members' Bills are incredibly unique because they let backbenchers bypass the usual party gridlock to bring critical issues directly to the floor. 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026URGENT: The UK Parliament just selected 20 MPs to introduce a bill of their choosing. This is an unprecedented opportunity to introduce the first legislation in the world to prohibit superintelligent AI. Read more in the thread below. 320
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Frontier AI labs are building a successor species that has no reason to be loyal to humanity. Former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo tells @businessinsider.com we are engineering our own displacement. Watch the clip below to find out how. 240
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"Who Decides?" In every risky industry, the government decides the public's risk level. @npcollapse.bsky.social, US Director of @controlai.com, explains why AI needs oversight on @romanyampolskiy.bsky.social's show. We train our members to push for a strict ban on the development of ASI. 000
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The point about this not being the "will of the people" really hits home. It often feels like these massive shifts in technology are just happening to us, rather than being something we actually signed up for as a society. 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026"This is not the will of the people. This is not what I or the general public here in America, or abroad, want." Connor Leahy, speaking with @romanyampolskiy.bsky.social, on why the development of superintelligence is a grave national security risk that demands government action now. 230
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 06/05/2026An opportunity for everyone to help! 011
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026US voters: Do you know your state’s proposed AI regulations? open.substack.com/pub/torchbea...open.substack.comUS voters: Do you know your state’s proposed AI regulations?Easy ways to track who's doing what in your state and add your voice to the conversation. 111
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026AI labs are racing to build systems even they cannot fully interpret. Most of us watching this happen do not know how to push back, or assume we cannot. Torchbearer Community exists to fix this problem. Our Substack is now live. Links below: 111
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The people building today's most powerful AI can't tell you what's happening inside. They GROW these systems like crops. Nate Soares went on Alex O'Connor's (@cosmicskeptic.bsky.social) show Within Reason to highlight the flaws in AI progress. Why are we okay with this?👇 231
jointorchbearer.bsky.social @jointorchbearer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026@romanyampolskiy.bsky.social, one of the longest-working researchers on AI safety, was recently on @triggerpod.bsky.social. His assessment of the frontier is stark. He points out that nobody is currently claiming to have a viable safety mechanism. No lab, no paper, & no concrete framework. 🧵 121
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Someone needs to do something. Come to think of it, EVERYONE needs to do something! The simplest thing is to use tools from @controlai.com. @jointorchbearer.bsky.social also provides training and resources to contact lawmakers. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Companies should not be allowed to release untested AI models into the world as a way of getting feedback. They need regulations that require them to ensure their models are safe and reliable. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This was done with a model available, or soon to be available, to the public. Everyone will have these capabilities. Imagine the destruction and chaos that can happen. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 31/03/2026AI models that are being released to the public can find vulnerabilities in software. Imagine this in the hands of everyone in the world. This scientist with Anthropic is BEGGING people to help with this problem. 011
Reposted by @jointorchbearer.bsky.socialKevin Lotto @kevinlotto.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We can get the benefits of AI if we continue research on narrow AIs like self driving cars and protein folding. It's the general AIs that companies are building that is so dangerous. 011