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Petrov Day booklet updated with AI content changes and new 2026 events

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A new version of the Petrov Day booklet has been released, incorporating elements from four previous versions and introducing several changes. Key modifications include adding a seventh candle for agriculture, reframing the plague's impact on scientific progress, and scaling back the AI-related content to include only early I.J. Good quotes and post-2020 developments. The updated booklet also adds three specific events for 2026: OpenAI models contributing to math problems, the expiration of the New START treaty, and the Huggingface incident. AI

IMPACT This revision of the Petrov Day booklet adjusts AI content, focusing on early I.J. Good quotes and post-2020 developments, and includes OpenAI models in future event predictions.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a revised booklet related to a specific day and its associated themes, including modifications to AI content, rather than a new AI release or research.

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Petrov Day booklet updated with AI content changes and new 2026 events

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · laniakea ·

    A new version of the Petrov Day booklet

    <p><span>September has come, and with it Petrov Day is approaching.</span></p><p><span>I made a new booklet for it, picking the parts I liked best from four versions I found online: </span><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/petrov/ceremony" rel="noreferrer"><span>James Babcock's<…

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