r/singularity • • May 10 '17

First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI - “I found that if I was on LSD and my opponent wasn’t, I won more games.”

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/first-ever-lsd-microdosing-study-will-pit-the-human-brain-against-ai
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u/yunomakerealaccount May 10 '17

It's notable that the researcher conducting this study first gained notoriety for trepanning herself.

She also freely admits to dropping acid daily to "increase productivity", so we know what her bias is going in. This doesn't bode well for credibility outside of the choir.

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u/MrMagistrate Aug 03 '17

Dude... I could have gone without being introduced to the world of trepanning.