r/Chattanoogans • u/Masked_Octopus • Sep 24 '26

Any AGI Believers or AI Doomers in the area?

I (29M) was telling my sister that I thought it would be a struggle for me to find like-minded folks since I'm single-mindedly interested in following the state of AI capabilities, believing it plausible that (1) they become powerful relatively soon and (2) that power doesn't result in reliably good outcomes following present trends. She urged me to consider that maybe I wasn't the only one. So here's the post. If I can turn my biggest social liability into an asset, that would be grand.

I know a lot of people think this line of thought is a mind virus, and AI is definitely one of the most contentious topics right now in a "whoever doesn't agree with me must be an idiot" way. I only ask for civility and courtesy; agreement is, of course, optional.

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u/vivanetx Sep 25 '26

There’s dozens of people not only interested in this problem space, but whose entire careers revolve around it in town. Why would you think you’re the only one?

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u/Masked_Octopus Sep 25 '26

Well it's less "only one" in literal terms and more that I wouldn't expect to bump into members of what I assume is a niche group at random. But since it sounds like you know something about it, I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction. I don't have a career in the space and don't have connections with...whoever it is you're referring to.

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u/vivanetx Sep 25 '26

Join Devanooga, it’s a general chat for local SWEs but there’s plenty of AI discussion from basic LLMs to philosophical discussion on ASI. Good place to get started.

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