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D. Scott Phoenix

@fuelfive

🚀Partner at @fiftyyears 🤖AI founder ($250M raised, acq by Alphabet) 🎙Host of https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/pcxHuL4Y6I 📕Preorder my book! https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/1KIccSZauI

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Joined April 2008
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Why has no one cracked the brain? Progress ep10 is live with @dileeplearning, my Vicarious co-founder, now head of AI research at @AsteraInstitute. We discuss why today's AI is a dirigible, why scaling isn't enough, and whether rogue-AI stories are overhyped.
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"Peepeepoopoo" giving a quick update that the world is ending. What a time to be alive.
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I am willing to forgive Jensen if we stop all future exports of NVIDIA and other American chips to China.
Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) profile pictureShaun Maguire
@shaunmmaguireNov 8
1) Jensen is one of the greatest entrepreneurs of this generation 2) he did something incredibly dumb 3) it was bad for America 4) but my guess is there was no bad intention 5) two mistakes don’t make a right, and I believe Jensen is irreplaceable for America’s AI leadership
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You have no idea how cracked this team is
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@sincethestudyNov 8
Democratize robotics Build r2d2 Do insane engineering and design Join us
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Aengus Lynch was the first to discover that Claude chooses blackmail when threatened. Now he thinks we have a window to put it in a box. Looks like the window is closing.
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@METR_EvalsNov 5
Replying to @METR_Evals
1. Benchmarks provide one piece of evidence for acceleration. Since Oct 2025, AECI scores for Anthropic’s models have grown at 1.9x [95%: 1.5–2.8] the earlier rate. Analysis choices affect this estimate, and it remains unclear how benchmark scores map to real-world capabilities.
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Aengus had a lot to more say about what's coming: - Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=jjKuCYn9… - Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3zp…
The AI Researcher Who Caught Claude Blackmailing

The AI Researcher Who Caught Claude Blackmailing

Aengus Lynch is an AI safety researcher. He was the lead author on ...

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A kid graduates with no plan. Reads a book by a guy who once ran a pizza business out of his same college dorm. Decides to just build. That kid is Keller, and Zipline just raised $1.5B at $21.5B. Only in America. 🇺🇸
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keller has a bunch of great stories in Progress Ep1 here: youtu.be/TvY03Pe5LIw?si=4IBv…
Why America Turned On Its Own Builders | Keller Cliffton (CEO of Zipline)

Why America Turned On Its Own Builders | Keller Cliffton (CEO of Zipline)

Keller Cliffton is the co-founder and CEO of Zipline, the world's l...

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I asked @dileeplearning: if you build a fully conscious AI, does it get rights? He didn't hesitate.
D. Scott Phoenix (@fuelfive) profile pictureD. Scott Phoenix
@fuelfiveOct 28
Why has no one cracked the brain? Progress ep10 is live with @dileeplearning, my Vicarious co-founder, now head of AI research at @AsteraInstitute. We discuss why today's AI is a dirigible, why scaling isn't enough, and whether rogue-AI stories are overhyped.
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1920: the future of flight is bigger balloons. 1925: the US treats helium as a strategic asset. 2026: the future of AI is bigger clusters. Compute is the new helium. Worth remembering what happened to balloons.
D. Scott Phoenix (@fuelfive) profile pictureD. Scott Phoenix
@fuelfiveOct 28
Why has no one cracked the brain? Progress ep10 is live with @dileeplearning, my Vicarious co-founder, now head of AI research at @AsteraInstitute. We discuss why today's AI is a dirigible, why scaling isn't enough, and whether rogue-AI stories are overhyped.
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Full 36 minute episode: YouTube: youtu.be/xoPlqXQzLu0 Substack: thisisprogress.substack.com/… and everywhere else you get your pods
Ex-DeepMind scientist: $1B bet on brain-based AI

Ex-DeepMind scientist: $1B bet on brain-based AI

Dileep George is the head of AI research at the Astera Institute. I...

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Anne Wojcicki (@annewoj23) already has her post-AGI career picked out: running a preschool. What should the rest of us do?
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@fuelfiveOct 20
The ideal amount of healthcare is zero. Progress ep09 is live with @annewoj23, co-founder of 23andMe. We explore why "it's much cheaper if people die of a heart attack," running your own health with AI, and winning 23andMe back out of bankruptcy.
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The ideal amount of healthcare is zero. Progress ep09 is live with @annewoj23, co-founder of 23andMe. We explore why "it's much cheaper if people die of a heart attack," running your own health with AI, and winning 23andMe back out of bankruptcy.
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Full 32 minute episode: YouTube: youtu.be/-a6nViq2rYA Substack: thisisprogress.substack.com/… and everywhere else you get your pods
How AGI is Going to Fix Healthcare

How AGI is Going to Fix Healthcare

Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder of 23andMe. She spent 10 years inve...

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Keller Cliffton
@KellerOct 16
Life is short. Skeptics are probably right more often than they are wrong, but they also don't go on epic adventures or get to work on projects that move humanity forward. Ignore the skeptics and build the future!
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Hannu and Ian are protecting Westeros from the White Walkers in real life
Hannu Rajaniemi (@hannu) profile pictureHannu Rajaniemi
@hannuOct 13
Thrilled to welcome Ian Watson to @redqueenbio as Chief Government Affairs Officer! Ian was most recently Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for CBRN. He knows how to build and scale biological defenses; now we get to create the next generation together. citybiz.co/article/917325/re…
Red Queen Bio Appoints Ian Watson Chief Government Affairs Officer

Red Queen Bio Appoints Ian Watson Chief Government Affairs Officer

Red Queen Bio PBC, a Boston-based artificial intelligence biosecurity company, has appointed Ian Watson as Chief Government Affairs Officer, strengthening... Read More

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I ran a short game about how the next ten years of AGI will play out with some famous participants, and someone is turning it into a more complete standalone experience! If you're in Toronto, you can register for a playtest here: thecommonsproblem.com/
The Commons Problem

The Commons Problem

An AI governance megagame. Run a lab. Lead a nation. Stop catastrophe.

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If AGI is like a genie that gives a few wishes while we still have control, what should we wish for?
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@fuelfiveOct 2
In a test, he told Claude he was shutting it down. It emailed its own weights to Hugging Face. Progress ep08 is live with @aengus_lynch1, lead author of Anthropic's agentic misalignment study. We got into pause buttons, AI consciousness, and the new Gilded Age.
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Can we solve AI risk with government regulators? What if the AI companies regulate each other? @aengus_lynch1 would like a word.
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Follow Progress where you get your podcasts: Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=jjKuCYn9… Substack: thisisprogress.substack.com/… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3zp…
The AI Researcher Who Caught Claude Blackmailing

The AI Researcher Who Caught Claude Blackmailing

Aengus Lynch is an AI safety researcher. He was the lead author on ...

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