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Hello! It’s been a minute. Sorry about that. I’m still here. I don’t know what makes a society ideal. I try to represent a world that exists, one that you can recognize and believe in, Continue reading What is an ideal society? And do we really want one?
I’ve been reading Ray Kurzweil’s book The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI (singularity is the term for when AI becomes conscious) and already I find he’s a little alarmingly gung-ho about it. As Continue reading This is a test! Quantum Computers and Weird Aspects of the Sentient AI Problem (Part 2)
There’s this article I’ve been wanting to talk about by communications researcher Sorin Adam Matei in which he describes aspects of quantum computing: “Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes: Why unusual metaphors help illustrate science and Continue reading This is a test! Quantum Computers and Weird Aspects of the Sentient AI Problem (Part 1)
As I was jotting down some of my thoughts today, as they drift, I noticed there’s one that keeps circling back around, and I must say, it has bothered me. People have been expressing a Continue reading Embrace the Mess
I was having an email conversation with a friend today – a day off before another grueling multi-day marathon at the tax office starting tomorrow. What a treat to be able to write a friend, Continue reading The Pursuit of Everything
A few days ago during my appointment to have my hair cut, my stylist, I’ll call her L, received two calls from her partner, S. The repeated calls were a signal. L apologized, telling me Continue reading Quiet-as-a-mouse sentient AI?
What can I say? The months since I last posted for you have been long, long, long. More has come to light concerning the potential uses and misuses of generative AI. Now, of course, as Continue reading In the New Era of Generative AI… Context is Everything
This is a hot topic among writers, and a tough one. As I’m trying to gather my thoughts on how AI will likely affect me and others like me, the technology races ahead. Everywhere I Continue reading The Great Human Hack (& Dueling Fiddles)
John Oliver beat us to it! Just joking. Others have been hinting at the same. I made similar observations in a recent post about LaMDA and in one of my first posts back in 2015, Continue reading Souped-up Chatbots: Humanity has a Mirror
With all that’s been happening lately, I figure I could either talk about this multilevel and likely catastrophic “borrow from Peter to pay to Paul” mindset the world has fallen into, or I could talk Continue reading UFOs: Why so sloppy? Plus, the rejuvenation of mice…