this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2025
38 points (97.5% liked)

TechTakes

2327 readers
58 users here now

Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.

This is not debate club. Unless it’s amusing debate.

For actually-good tech, you want our NotAwfulTech community

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

404 Media develops a skeptical take on an unhinged conference presentation.

TLDR: IAEA appears to be cooked. Peak lunacy is on display.

The comments are full of quality sneers.

Edit: The whole presentation feels like the product of an extended manic episode, it's comoleyely ungrounded from the realities of operating a commercial nuclear power plant.

top 16 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 14 points 1 week ago

at least cryptobros decided to leech off much less consequential game industry

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago
[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 11 points 1 week ago

No. Not just no, but hell no.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its really hard to tell if nurgle or gene stealer cultist with this lot.

[–] QueenMidna@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We're fast forwarding to the Men of Iron

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I swear if any politician starts putting pain modules to enforce AI submission ill put on green overalls. There will be no rebellion on my watch!

Now we just need the tech bros to make sure the beep boops have human loyalty as top priority. But sigh we know where thats going....

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Now we just need the tech bros to make sure the beep boops have human loyalty as top priority. But sigh we know where thats going…

round these parts us folk don’t take kindly to alignment talk

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] swlabr@awful.systems 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

not really a “human supremacy” issue at hand here. If you don’t know about AI safety/alignment you should probably do some lurking

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well now im intrested, Any chance someone wants to though details or link to it?

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

what the shit is this post

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

First part is from the Orville.

Second part is love death robots.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

do you want to try again, but making your own post this time?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

Eh ill just miss it up. I need to stop commenting before bed and just sleep. 🤣

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 1 week ago

I wonder what they'll name that nuclear disaster after...