Can We Prevent an AI Apocalypse?Lots of people are in denial about AI.Feb 12A response icon35Feb 12A response icon35
Published inAge of AwarenessThey Know a Collapse Is ComingThe CIO of Goldman Sachs has said that in the next year, companies at the forefront will begin to use AI agents as if they were employees —…Jan 22A response icon900Jan 22A response icon900
No, People Do Not Learn Best by FailingI was walking with my wife and she told me that a colleague’s child, a middle school student, was running a science experiment in which he…Dec 5, 2024A response icon19Dec 5, 2024A response icon19
Empowerment, Not Self-OrganizationHave you heard people say something to the effect of, “Self organization is not really entirely self organization”?Nov 24, 2024A response icon1Nov 24, 2024A response icon1
Identity Is Toxic“I am a liberal” or “I am a conservative”.May 11, 2024A response icon5May 11, 2024A response icon5
AGI Is Upon Us At Last — and What That Will MeanA lot of people underestimate AI. Not everyone though. It depends on how you think. If your thought processes use what Whole Foods founder…Nov 24, 2023A response icon19Nov 24, 2023A response icon19
The Great Dumbing DownToday I read an article in Medium, Why a Black Hole is a Laughable Idea. The author, whose bio only says that he is a “Structural…Jun 25, 2023A response icon120Jun 25, 2023A response icon120
The False Dichotomy of Space Exploration versus Making the World a Better PlaceThis past week novelist Francine Prose wrote, “Every time a SpaceX rocket explodes, I wonder if we should tax the rich more”.Apr 27, 2023A response icon2Apr 27, 2023A response icon2