Why You Don’t Believe in Xhosa Prophecies — LessWrong
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Based on a talk at the Post-AGI Workshop. Also on Boundedly Rational • Does anyone reading this believe in Xhosa cattle-killing prophecies? …
x Why You Don’t Believe in Xhosa Prophecies — LessWrong Memetics AI Risk Social & Cultural Dynamics AI World Modeling Frontpage 2026 Top Fifty: 14 % 265 Why You Don’t Believe in Xhosa Prophecies by Jan_Kulveit 13th Feb 2026 4 min read 28 265 Based on a talk at the Post-AGI Workshop . Also on Boundedly Rational Does anyone reading this believe in Xhosa cattle-killing prophecies? My claim is that it’s overdetermined that you don’t. I want to explain why — and why cultural evolution running on AI substrate is an existential risk. But first, a detour. Crosses on Mountains When I go climbing in the
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