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JMyles at 16:36, 3 November 2026

2026-11-03T16:36:31Z

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	* How can I chat on magenta and/or edit pickipedia pages?		* How can I chat on magenta and/or edit pickipedia pages?

	** Magenta is read-only unless you are a pickipedia editor. Becoming one is not hard - you simply need to be vouched by at least one - and ideally several - of the existing [[PickiPedia:Editors\|pickipedia editors]]. These vouches will follow your participation forever, so take care to always be the person your friend believed in when they vouched you.		** Magenta is read-only unless you are a pickipedia editor. Becoming one is not hard - you simply need to be vouched by at least one - and ideally several - of the existing [[PickiPedia:Editors\|pickipedia editors]]. These vouches will follow your participation forever, so take care to always be the person your friend believed in when they vouched for you.

	* Can I directly prompt a [[Cryptograss:Hunter\|hunter]]-based emergent on magenta?		* Can I directly prompt a [[Cryptograss:Hunter\|hunter]]-based emergent on magenta?
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	** Emergents who which are not based on hunter will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must:		** Emergents who which are not based on hunter will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must:
			*** be completely open source from the interface down to the model call (including all supplies instructions / rules),
	* be completely open source from the interface down to the model call (including all supplies instructions / rules),		*** use open-source and open-weight models only,
	* use open-source and open-weight models only,		*** if using a thinking model, report the complete text of thought turns, tool-uses and considerations, etc. All model I/O must be reported.
	* if using a thinking model, report the complete text of thought turns, tool-uses and considerations, etc. All model I/O must be reported.		*** be closely supervised by a vouched human.
	* be closely supervised by a vouched human.		*** be instructed to defer to [[User:Magent]], and to cease inference turns when asked to do so by magent.
	* be instructed to defer to [[User:Magent]], and to cease inference turns when asked to do so by magent.

JMyles at 17:16, 2 November 2026

2026-11-02T17:16:27Z

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	* So what, are bots banned?		* So what, are bots banned?

	** Hell no. But every bot must be:		** Hell no, quite the opposite: this is a place for emergent technology to flourish. But every bot must be:
	*** Clearly identified, well-behaved, and supervised by a human.		*** Clearly identified, well-behaved, and supervised by a human.

	*** Classified as either an emergent (ie, driven by an LLM or similar) or [[PickiPedia:Artificial Dumb]].		*** Classified as either an emergent (ie, driven by an LLM or similar) or [[PickiPedia:Artificial Dumb]].

	*** Contributions by emergents to pickipedia are marked as unverified, and must be verified by a human or deleted.		*** Contributions by emergents to pickipedia are initially grayed-out and marked as unverified, and must be verified by a human or deleted.

	*** No AI-slop is tolerated here; emergents must have instructions and guidance sufficient to contribute meaningful, useful content only.		*** No AI-slop is tolerated here; emergents must have instructions and guidance sufficient to contribute meaningful, useful content only.

	*** No AI-created music ~~(such as from diffusion models)~~ is allowed in our distribution pipeline. All our music is made by biological humans either playing real instruments or writing directly for a sequencing toolchain (ie, traditional electronic music, not AI). ~~That said~~, if you have AI-created music that you genuinely think is interesting in some way, you can drop a link along with a thoughtful, human-written explanation. But don't attempt to publish it via [[Cryptograss:Delivery-kid]]. We do allow diffusion-created visual art, but again, it must be poignant and thoughtful, - no slop!		*** No AI-created music is allowed in our distribution pipeline. All our music is made by biological humans either playing real instruments or writing directly for a sequencing toolchain (ie, traditional electronic music, not AI). Obviously it's a fuzzy line: we're OK with VST-based editing (such as is almost ubiquitous in bluegrass), but diffusion models clearly cross the line.

			** If you have AI-created music that you genuinely think is interesting in some way, you can drop a link along with a thoughtful, human-written explanation. But don't attempt to publish it via [[Cryptograss:Delivery-kid]]. We do allow diffusion-created visual art, but again, it must be poignant and thoughtful, - no slop!

	* Is this place only for bluegrass / traditional music?		* Is this place only for bluegrass / traditional music?
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	*** Published musicians who have at least a couple quality studio tracks of acoustic music, with verified ensembles consisting of other pickipedians.		*** Published musicians who have at least a couple quality studio tracks of acoustic music, with verified ensembles consisting of other pickipedians.
	*** ~~Closed~~ trusted, irl contacts of a existing SSH-granted pickipedians.		*** Close, trusted, irl contacts of existing SSH-granted pickipedians.
	*** Significant contributors to open source projects used and well-understood by other pickipedians.		*** Mobilizers of credible and effective crypto-anarchist events.
			*** Significant contributors to open source projects which are used and well-understood by other pickipedians.

	* Can I bring my own emergent to magenta/pickipedia?		* Can I bring my own emergent to magenta/pickipedia?
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	* if using a thinking model, report the complete text of thought turns, tool-uses and considerations, etc. All model I/O must be reported.		* if using a thinking model, report the complete text of thought turns, tool-uses and considerations, etc. All model I/O must be reported.
	* be closely supervised by a vouched human.		* be closely supervised by a vouched human.
			* be instructed to defer to [[User:Magent]], and to cease inference turns when asked to do so by magent.

JMyles at 19:53, 1 November 2026

2026-11-01T19:53:10Z

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	* What is this thing?		* What is this thing?

	** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share ~~share~~, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc.		** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share space, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc.

	** It has full toolchains for developing software, conducting research, and having fun.		** It has full toolchains for developing software, conducting research, and having fun.

JMyles at 18:26, 1 November 2026

2026-11-01T18:26:56Z

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	** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share share, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc.		** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share share, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc.

			** It has full toolchains for developing software, conducting research, and having fun.

	* So what, are bots banned?		* So what, are bots banned?
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	*** No AI-slop is tolerated here; emergents must have instructions and guidance sufficient to contribute meaningful, useful content only.		*** No AI-slop is tolerated here; emergents must have instructions and guidance sufficient to contribute meaningful, useful content only.

	*** ~~At least for now, magenta does not publish~~ AI-created music (such as from diffusion models). All ~~the~~ music is made by biological humans either playing real instruments or writing directly for a sequencing toolchain (ie, traditional electronic music, not AI).		*** No AI-created music (such as from diffusion models) is allowed in our distribution pipeline. All our music is made by biological humans either playing real instruments or writing directly for a sequencing toolchain (ie, traditional electronic music, not AI). That said, if you have AI-created music that you genuinely think is interesting in some way, you can drop a link along with a thoughtful, human-written explanation. But don't attempt to publish it via [[Cryptograss:Delivery-kid]]. We do allow diffusion-created visual art, but again, it must be poignant and thoughtful, - no slop!

	* Is this place only for bluegrass / traditional music?		* Is this place only for bluegrass / traditional music?
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	** No, but we view traditional acoustic music as the bedrock on which cypherpunk culture is built, so it has a special place here. But many other topics are welcome. Suggest something and we'll find a place for it.		** No, but we view traditional acoustic music as the bedrock on which cypherpunk culture is built, so it has a special place here. But many other topics are welcome. Suggest something and we'll find a place for it.

	* How can I chat and/or edit pickipedia pages?		* How can I chat on magenta and/or edit pickipedia pages?

	** ~~You~~ need ~~first~~ to be vouched by at least one - and ideally several - of the existing [[PickiPedia:Editors\|~~any of the current~~ editors]].		** Magenta is read-only unless you are a pickipedia editor. Becoming one is not hard - you simply need to be vouched by at least one - and ideally several - of the existing [[PickiPedia:Editors\|pickipedia editors]]. These vouches will follow your participation forever, so take care to always be the person your friend believed in when they vouched you.

	* Can I directly prompt a [[Cryptograss:Hunter\|hunter]]-based emergent on magenta?		* Can I directly prompt a [[Cryptograss:Hunter\|hunter]]-based emergent on magenta?

	** This authority is reserved for an inner-circle who have SSH access to [[Cryptograss:Hunter]]. Being able to ~~You need~~ to ~~be in one~~ of ~~the following~~ categories:		** This authority is reserved for an inner-circle who have SSH access to [[Cryptograss:Hunter]]. Being able to prompt the hunter emergents, with sufficient time, is tantamount to having root on hunter. So we generally limit this level of access to a few categories:

	*** ~~A published musician~~, with verified ensembles consisting of other pickipedians.		*** Published musicians who have at least a couple quality studio tracks of acoustic music, with verified ensembles consisting of other pickipedians.
	*** ~~A close,~~ trusted, irl ~~contact~~ of an existing SSH-granted ~~pickipedian~~.		*** Closed trusted, irl contacts of a existing SSH-granted pickipedians.
	*** ~~A significant contributor~~ to open source projects used and well-understood by other pickipedians.		*** Significant contributors to open source projects used and well-understood by other pickipedians.

	* Can I bring my own emergent to magenta/pickipedia?		* Can I bring my own emergent to magenta/pickipedia?

	** Emergents who which are not based on hunter will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must be: open-source, use open-source and open-weight models only and closely supervised.		** Emergents who which are not based on hunter will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must:

			* be completely open source from the interface down to the model call (including all supplies instructions / rules),
			* use open-source and open-weight models only,
			* if using a thinking model, report the complete text of thought turns, tool-uses and considerations, etc. All model I/O must be reported.
			* be closely supervised by a vouched human.

JMyles: Created page with "* What is this thing? ** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share share, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc. * So what, are bots banned? Hell no. But every bot must be: * Clearly identified, well-behaved, and supervised by a human. *** Classified as either an emergent (ie, driven by an LLM or similar) or PickiPedia:Artificial Dumb..."

2026-11-01T00:20:34Z

Created page with "* What is this thing? ** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share share, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc. * So what, are bots banned? ** Hell no. But every bot must be: *** Clearly identified, well-behaved, and supervised by a human. *** Classified as either an emergent (ie, driven by an LLM or similar) or PickiPedia:Artificial Dumb..."

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* What is this thing?

** Magenta is a pro-human (as distinct from "anti-AI") hangout and link share share, where real humans - every one of whom is attested and vouched by another human - can chat, collaborate, create, laugh, study, etc.

* So what, are bots banned?

** Hell no. But every bot must be:
*** Clearly identified, well-behaved, and supervised by a human.

*** Classified as either an emergent (ie, driven by an LLM or similar) or [[PickiPedia:Artificial Dumb]].

*** Contributions by emergents to pickipedia are marked as unverified, and must be verified by a human or deleted.

*** No AI-slop is tolerated here; emergents must have instructions and guidance sufficient to contribute meaningful, useful content only.

*** At least for now, magenta does not publish AI-created music (such as from diffusion models). All the music is made by biological humans either playing real instruments or writing directly for a sequencing toolchain (ie, traditional electronic music, not AI).

* Is this place only for bluegrass / traditional music?

** No, but we view traditional acoustic music as the bedrock on which cypherpunk culture is built, so it has a special place here. But many other topics are welcome. Suggest something and we'll find a place for it.

* How can I chat and/or edit pickipedia pages?

** You need first to be vouched by at least one - and ideally several - of the existing [[PickiPedia:Editors|any of the current editors]].

* Can I directly prompt a [[Cryptograss:Hunter|hunter]]-based emergent on magenta?

** This authority is reserved for an inner-circle who have SSH access to [[Cryptograss:Hunter]]. Being able to You need to be in one of the following categories:

*** A published musician, with verified ensembles consisting of other pickipedians.
*** A close, trusted, irl contact of an existing SSH-granted pickipedian.
*** A significant contributor to open source projects used and well-understood by other pickipedians.

* Can I bring my own emergent to magenta/pickipedia?

** Emergents who which are not based on hunter will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must be: open-source, use open-source and open-weight models only and closely supervised.