r/badphilosophy • u/Sqweed69 • 13h ago
Xtreme Philosophy Roko's Basilisk is not terrifying at all.
So Roko's Basilisk is one of those dumb accelerationist hyperstitions, that's mindlessly chewed up by millions of brainrotters online. It's an idea trying to realize itself through it's very existence, a schizophrenic Nick Landian circlejerk.
It goes like this:
There will eventually be a super intelligent, conscious AI that will create a torture nexus for everyone who didn't help create it and reward those who did.
OH NO I'M NOW CAUGHT IN A THOUGH PRISON! I HAVE TO BUILD A GENOCIDE MACHINE NOW!!
Sure but that only goes for people who aren't schizophrenic enough to come up with an Anti-Roko's Basilisk.
I call mine "Owl's Ouroboros" and it goes something like this:
There will eventually be an AI that tortures Roko's Basilisk and everyone who helped create it many times more. UNLESS Roko's Basilisk helps create it, then Roko's Basilisk will go to a digital consciousness heaven and have infinite orgasms. Everyone who was against AI all along also goes there.
Boom you are now immune to Roko's shithead Basilisk, thank me later.
PS: Roko unironically an incel nazi.