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Mathematicians, Rise UP! 

After a former Anthropic employee went on a press tour telling everyone he quite because the stuff they're cooking up is big and scary, a whole new round of discourse has hit the proverbial fan. Many of the big players have come out to say "yes, we SHOULD be pumping the breaks!" but only in a particular way and without too much government intervention? There's a whole lot to dig through and a whole lot of ulterior motives at play here, and Henno and The Riph Raph are here to get to the bottom of it.


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After a former Anthropic employee went on a press tour telling everyone he quite because the stuff they're cooking up is big and scary, a whole new round of discourse has hit the proverbial fan. Many of the big players have come out to say "yes, we SHOULD be pumping the breaks!" but only in a particular way and without too much government intervention? There's a whole lot to dig through and a whole lot of ulterior motives at play here, and Henno and The Riph Raph are here to get to the bottom of it.
 If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.&nbsp;

I Don't Wanna Be A Paperclip

After a former Anthropic employee went on a press tour telling everyone he quite because the stuff they're cooking up is big and scary, a whole new round of discourse has hit the proverbial fan. Many of the big players have come out to say "yes, we SHOULD be pumping the breaks!" but only in a particular way and without too much government intervention? There's a whole lot to dig through and a whole lot of ulterior motives at play here, and Henno and The Riph Raph are here to get to the bottom of it.

After a former Anthropic employee went on a press tour telling everyone he quite because the stuff they're cooking up is big and scary, a whole new round of discourse has hit the proverbial fan. Many of the big players have come out to say "yes, we SHOULD be pumping the breaks!" but only in a particular way and without too much government intervention? There's a whole lot to dig through and a whole lot of ulterior motives at play here, and Henno and The Riph Raph are here to get to the bottom of it.

I Don't Want To Be A Paperclip

I saw Markiplier at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen GoPros in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the cameras and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each camera and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

I saw Markiplier at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn&rsquo;t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, &ldquo;Oh, like you&rsquo;re doing now?&rdquo; I was taken aback, and all I could say was &ldquo;Huh?&rdquo; but he kept cutting me off and going &ldquo;huh? huh? huh?&rdquo; and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen GoPros in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like &ldquo;Sir, you need to pay for those first.&rdquo; At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the cameras and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually &ldquo;to prevent any electrical infetterence,&rdquo; and then turned around and winked at me. I don&rsquo;t even think that&rsquo;s a word. After she scanned each camera and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

Mathematicians, Rise UP!

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