"At first glance, CAAAC seems legitimate. The aesthetics of the website are cool and calming, with a logo of converging arrows reminiscent of the idea of togetherness and sets of parallel lines swirling behind black font. But stay on the page for 30 seconds and the swirls spell out "bullshit," giving away that CAAAC is all one big joke. One second longer and you'll notice the hidden gems tucked away in every sentence and page of the fantasy center's website."
""This website is the most important thing that anyone will read about AI in this millenium or the next," said CAAAC cofounder Louis Barclay, staying in character when talking to The Verge. (The second founder of CAAAC wished to remain anonymous, according to Barclay.) CAAAC's vibe is so similar to AI alignment research labs - who are featured on the website's homepage with working links to their own websites - that even those in the know initially thought it was real,"
The Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers (CAAAC) positions itself as an organization coordinating thousands of AI alignment researchers into a single final AI center singularity. The CAAAC website mimics real alignment lab aesthetics, featuring a calming logo, parallel lines, and working links to actual research groups. Visual and textual easter eggs reveal the project as satire, including swirls that spell out "bullshit," and other hidden jokes across pages. The project launched from the same team behind The Box and was promoted in character by cofounder Louis Barclay while another founder remained anonymous. Some alignment insiders were briefly fooled.
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