The Aporia · Open Thread 458

Open Thread 458

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Alexander, S. (2026, November 2). Open Thread 458. Astral Codex Ten. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/open-thread-458

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Quick Summary

The article compiles various updates and announcements from an open thread. It thanks contributors for their input on California ballot considerations and shares a link to voting guides. It also mentions job openings at FutureSearch, an AI superforecaster company that caters to readers interested in forecasting. Additionally, the piece promotes a protest against AI scheduled for November 21 in London aiming to gather at least 1,000 participants and invites involvement through volunteer opportunities. Lastly, it notes the addition of Manila, Philippines, to meetup locations and expresses excitement over a post inspiring a Halloween costume.

Written by AI on 2026-11-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Scott Alexander published an open thread discussing various topics including California voting guides for different groups like SF Dems and Republicans. He mentioned that FutureSearch, a leading AI superforecaster company, is hiring and encouraged interested ACX readers to apply. Additionally, there's a planned AI protest in London on November 21st aiming for at least 1,000 participants.

Written for “Open Thread” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

Scott Alexander

52 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 One of the leading AI superforecaster companies, FutureSearch, is hiring.

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🔮 A picaresque (broadly speaking) is about a lowlife wandering around having comical misadventures; Huckleberry Finn (1884) would be a notable American example.

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🔮 On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Links For October 2026

🔮 California State Propositions Proposition 1: Authorizes $11.25 billion in bonds to build affordable housing Supporters claim it will build (or renovate) 40,000 homes; I asked an AI superforecaster1 to predict the true number, and it guessed that 22,000 would actually get built.

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🔮 I may have more of these in the upcoming week.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Open Thread 456

🔮 [This is one of the finalists in the 2026 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Your Book Review: Storm Of Steel

🔮 AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have long mentioned the possibility that their products could be existentially dangerous, but this has recently crescendoed into even more dire warnings, including suggestions that we have to pace the frontier, ie coordinate to slow AI progress.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · AI Safety Is Not A Corporate Plot

🔮 [This is one of the finalists in the 2026 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done.

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🔮 When I objected that maybe we should wait for you to accept before figuring out details, they all said great, that’s absolutely right, they would contact you right away.

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🔮 I’m pretty busy and will try to make up for it after that changes.

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