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The Murder Cult Started By A Banned Post

S7 · E8 · 13 Mar 2026 · 30 min

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Roko's Basilisk: The Digital Hell You Can't Opt Out Of. This is the story of Roko's Basilisk: the idea you can't un-know, the cult it inspired, and why some of the most powerful people in AI still won't talk about it