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2026-01-15

Trust me

Disclaimer

• Quick note, Incomplete
• Intended audience - anyone trying to figure out whether they should long-term collaborate with me or not.
• Contains politically sensitive info

Summary

• Watch my youtube channel for video interviews. Video contains implicit signals via body language.
• I have long track record of meaning what I say, and doing what I say I will do. I am open about believing in many unpopular ideas.
• I support "greater good justifies some harm". I support some actions that are illegal as per US law. I support some actions that some consider morally questionable. These are valid reasons for you to not want to associate with me too closely, if you live in US and seek power. Use your own judgment.
• MBTI and Big Five personality test results attached below.

Values and proof of trust

• Watch my youtube channel maybe, for example my interview while on hunger strike
  • Videos carry some implicit signals via body language, that are helpful for determining trustworthiness, which are not discernible via text.
• Integrity
  • I generally mean what I say, and do what I say I will do.
  • Historical track record of high integrity, see for example internet forum posts since childhood, or my previous educational and work experience, or my financial track record.
  • I use disclaimers when I'm exploring ideas I'm not yet certain about.
• Openness
  • I have lots of opinions that society considers unpopular and am fairly open about it.
  • I am generally not willing to lie about this even if offered significant reward for doing so. (I think some people who are willing to hide their opinions for money are directly leading to the end of the world.)
  • This is a calculated decision on my part. I am aware there are pros and cons.
  • If I do acquire significant attention, I might choose to only signal boost some ideas and not others. But even so, I'm generally not actively hiding the other ideas, though I might not signal boost them as much.
• Moral values
  • No criminal record
  • Have significant social circle who can attest to my personality traits
  • I don't fully support liberalism but I'm more-or-less liberal in my day-to-day social interactions. Unless you wield a significant amount of power, most probably you are not a threat to me and I am not a threat you. If you wield a significant amount of power, then it is more complicated.
  • I am openly willing to harm the lives of many people in order to pursue political objectives. I generally lean towards "greater good justifies some harm".
    • I have no moral issue with spreading fear and panic in general population due to AI risks, even though this comes with downsides such as poor mental health and suicides in general population. I don't know what rhetoric is most persuasive, but I think conent creators should find out what rhetoric is most persuasive and use that. (I may have previously made twitter/youtube comments in this direction.)
    • I support public shaming of people working at labs building superintelligence. I don't think I am all that morally superior than they are, but I think the public thinks heavily in terms of status, and will only coordinate against at an outgroup it feels morally superior to.
    • I support leaking info of senior people building superintelligence, that makes them look bad in the eyes of the public. I support cyberattacks on them as well. (I am not working on cyberattacking anyone as of 2026-01.) (I have previously worked on a project to support whistleblowers.)
      • This is illegal as per US law, but I openly advocate for it anyway. This is actually a valid reason for you to not associate too closely with me, assuming you live in the US and seek power yourself.
    • I do not support threats of physical violence or actual violence against people working at AI companies buidling superintelligence. I am not planning to assassinate anyone, and I am not recommending people around me to assassinate anyone.
    • That being said, I don't have some principled stand against assassinating people. I think there are both pros and cons to assassinating people. I am currently not willing to discuss this topic in public.
• Personality traits and values
  • See more: My personality test results
  • On Big five, I am Medium Extroversion, Very Low Emotional Stability, Low Agreeableness, Very High Conscientiousness, Very High Openness to Experience
  • What do I most want out of my life? Knowledge > Power > Freedom >> Community > Acceptingness. If you're into this stuff, I am Blue and Black on Duncan Sabien's colour wheel, with a hint of Red I have suppressed in favour of Black.
  • I am INTJ on MBTI. I am aware many people get inconsistent results over time on MBTI, but I have consistently scored INTJ for many years.

Collaboration

• If you agree with most of my beliefs and plans
  • We can hopefully collaborate a lot
• If you disagree with me on beliefs or moral values, but think I have integrity
  • Limited collaboration may be possible. I also accept anonymous email.
• If you aren't convinced I have integrity
  • Let me know what datapoints (about my past or future) could change your mind. I am aware the info above is not sufficient for me to win everyone's trust.

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