# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussions

• Participants discussed OpenAI's founding team (described as "the paypal mafia plus well-known VCs"), while critiquing that despite their mission to create "real strong AGI in the open," they function more like a standard machine learning research group that doesn't engage with existing AGI research.

• Amateur nuclear fusion was a significant topic, with participants sharing resources for DIY Farnsworth fusion devices and discussing the controversial Hafnium isomer triggering technology, which theoretically could release large amounts of energy (13 TJ/kg) without radioactive fallout.

• Technical discussions covered practical applications of nuclear physics, including accelerator-driven energy systems, lithium fission reactions, and how neutron source technology has improved significantly in recent decades.

• A paper titled "Could a neuroscientist understand a microprocessor?" was shared, examining the limitations of neuroscience methods when applied to a known system, alongside research on "Automatic discovery of cell types and microcircuitry from neural connectomics."

• Participants shared experiences with non-standard circadian rhythms (including a stable ~24.5 hour cycle dubbed "beagle time"), discussing potential treatments like melatonin and 5-HTP, and the challenges of living with sleep cycles not recognized in medical literature.

• Technical maker projects were highlighted, including a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) restoration project and discussions about 3D modeling techniques for CNC laser machining using ray-shooting methods to detect model intersections.