#tescreal — Public Fediverse posts

Can someone help me understand the lore behind the claim "what the AI companies are working on will kill us all"?

Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like this:

1. LLMs and machine learning
2. Secret research
3. ???
4. Sentient self-improving AI arises and kills us all

But maybe I'm confused about the lore?

(For context, this post was inspired by https://bsky.app/profile/faineg.bsky.social/post/3mvlgfb5jus2c , which I learned about from @hyperreal )

#AI #ML #rationalism #tescreal

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sander...

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sander...

“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right

https://piefed.social/c/collapse@slrpnk.net/p/2385077/end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-on-billionaires-bunkers-ai-gaza-the-far

“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right

https://piefed.social/c/collapse@slrpnk.net/p/2385077/end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-on-billionaires-bunkers-ai-gaza-the-far

“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right

https://piefed.social/c/collapse@slrpnk.net/p/2385077/end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-on-billionaires-bunkers-ai-gaza-the-far

“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world,” even as they contribute to growing inequality, political instability and the climate crisis. The rise of modern-day fascism is “not simply a rerun,” explains Klein. “We don’t believe that history repeats on a loop. We believe that we’re in something more like a sequel, where the logics of fascism, which are the logics of dehumanization, of othering, of racial supremacy and hierarchy, are now being applied in a time of global existential crisis.” In response, says Taylor, the growing movement seeking to resist this fatalistic vision “fundamentally needs to be grounded in a desire to stay here on Earth, to commit to this place.”

“End Times Fascism”: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on Billionaires, Bunkers, AI, Gaza & the Far Right

https://piefed.social/c/collapse@slrpnk.net/p/2385077/end-times-fascism-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-on-billionaires-bunkers-ai-gaza-the-far

Naomi Klein's new #book "End Times Fascism. And The Fight For The Living World" is out, here's an adapted #essay giving #hope and inspirations for resistance. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay

A "post-capitalist and pro- (all of) life fight. Deeply democratic, socialist, feminist, multiracial, multispecies, internationalist, generous, courageous and animate. Embodied and sensory, proudly earthbound."

#resistance #future #longreads #TESCREAL #DemocracyMatters #democracy #bookstodon #solarpunk

Naomi Klein's new #book "End Times Fascism. And The Fight For The Living World" is out, here's an adapted #essay giving #hope and inspirations for resistance. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay

A "post-capitalist and pro- (all of) life fight. Deeply democratic, socialist, feminist, multiracial, multispecies, internationalist, generous, courageous and animate. Embodied and sensory, proudly earthbound."

#resistance #future #longreads #TESCREAL #DemocracyMatters #democracy #bookstodon #solarpunk

Naomi Klein's new #book "End Times Fascism. And The Fight For The Living World" is out, here's an adapted #essay giving #hope and inspirations for resistance. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay

A "post-capitalist and pro- (all of) life fight. Deeply democratic, socialist, feminist, multiracial, multispecies, internationalist, generous, courageous and animate. Embodied and sensory, proudly earthbound."

#resistance #future #longreads #TESCREAL #DemocracyMatters #democracy #bookstodon #solarpunk

Naomi Klein's new #book "End Times Fascism. And The Fight For The Living World" is out, here's an adapted #essay giving #hope and inspirations for resistance. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay

A "post-capitalist and pro- (all of) life fight. Deeply democratic, socialist, feminist, multiracial, multispecies, internationalist, generous, courageous and animate. Embodied and sensory, proudly earthbound."

#resistance #future #longreads #TESCREAL #DemocracyMatters #democracy #bookstodon #solarpunk

Naomi Klein's new #book "End Times Fascism. And The Fight For The Living World" is out, here's an adapted #essay giving #hope and inspirations for resistance. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/end-times-fascists-essay

A "post-capitalist and pro- (all of) life fight. Deeply democratic, socialist, feminist, multiracial, multispecies, internationalist, generous, courageous and animate. Embodied and sensory, proudly earthbound."

#resistance #future #longreads #TESCREAL #DemocracyMatters #democracy #bookstodon #solarpunk

@masek Please never compare fascist and/or irresponsible actions to #neurodivergent people or, as it often happens, too, with mental illness.
This damages seriously the situation of these people in society! And is often #ableism.

Name what it is: fascism, greed, corruption, power lust. A president with more and more control/thought deficits (let him forget his wars). But he is not the only one, the rest of his fascists are even worse! It's a cult, not an illness, not diversity.

#TESCREAL

@masek Please never compare fascist and/or irresponsible actions to #neurodivergent people or, as it often happens, too, with mental illness.
This damages seriously the situation of these people in society! And is often #ableism.

Name what it is: fascism, greed, corruption, power lust. A president with more and more control/thought deficits (let him forget his wars). But he is not the only one, the rest of his fascists are even worse! It's a cult, not an illness, not diversity.

#TESCREAL

@masek Please never compare fascist and/or irresponsible actions to #neurodivergent people or, as it often happens, too, with mental illness.
This damages seriously the situation of these people in society! And is often #ableism.

Name what it is: fascism, greed, corruption, power lust. A president with more and more control/thought deficits (let him forget his wars). But he is not the only one, the rest of his fascists are even worse! It's a cult, not an illness, not diversity.

#TESCREAL

@masek Please never compare fascist and/or irresponsible actions to #neurodivergent people or, as it often happens, too, with mental illness.
This damages seriously the situation of these people in society! And is often #ableism.

Name what it is: fascism, greed, corruption, power lust. A president with more and more control/thought deficits (let him forget his wars). But he is not the only one, the rest of his fascists are even worse! It's a cult, not an illness, not diversity.

#TESCREAL

@masek Please never compare fascist and/or irresponsible actions to #neurodivergent people or, as it often happens, too, with mental illness.
This damages seriously the situation of these people in society! And is often #ableism.

Name what it is: fascism, greed, corruption, power lust. A president with more and more control/thought deficits (let him forget his wars). But he is not the only one, the rest of his fascists are even worse! It's a cult, not an illness, not diversity.

#TESCREAL

#TIL what #TESCREAL means. I'm impressed by the explanatory power of conceiving of this cluster of #ideologies as an #interconnected #aggregate which then get used to justify #harm

I feel like a lightbulb went on and that I understand the current state we're all in a bit better now.

Highly recommend starting with the @wikipedia article, which covers the #concept and some of the #criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL

Thanks go to #Bhante #Sujato (https://sujato.me/) for making me aware of the term.

#transhumanism #extropianism #singularitarianism #singularity #cosmism #rationalism #effectiveAltruism #longtermism #transhumanist #transhuman #longnow #eugenics #AGI #utopia #utopianism #bigtech