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dreaming about the future, romanticizing the past
andrea
"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk … every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.”
— Søren Kierkegaard
LM Sacasasx.comInside Elon Musk's Struggle for the Future of AI
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From Elon: “With AI coming, I’m sort of wondering whether it’s worth spending that much time thinking about Twitter.”
this story, we hear about an argument between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Google co-founder Larry Page over the future of AI. Human consciousness, Musk said, was a precious flicker of light in the universe, and we should not let it be extinguished. Page considered that sentimental nonsense. If consciousness could be replicated in a machine, why would that not be just as valuable? He accused Musk of being a “specist,” someone who was biased in favor of their own species. “Well, yes, I am pro-human,” Musk responded. “I f-cking like humanity, dude.”
When Facebook introduced the news’ feed, it spurned feedback from ex-partners whose relationship-ending-statuses were now being blasted to all their friends. Facebook prioritized its engagement—and its revenue—over the impact on its users.
It’s hard to blame Facebook. It would have died out if it hadn’t introduced a newsfeed—the feed was the most en
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