Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
Nerd
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
Most AI researchers roll their eyes if you bring up the idea of consciousness. That’s for philosophers, not engineers, they say. Since no one has been able to define it, what’s the point in talking about it? I get this frustration. Few concepts are as elusive and seemingly circular as the idea of a subjective experience. Despite the definitional... See more
We must build AI for people; not to be a person
AI and AI AI Captain
The problem with dystopias is that dystopias are easy. You simply stop giving a shit about things or people that you should give a shit about, or things that don’t affect you directly, thinking they’re somebody else’s problem and boom—shit starts getting dystopian real quick.
How to stay hopeful
We're all going to die and Our chemical romance
Absolutely damning. Fuck.
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in the history of the United States. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
snyder.substack.com • The Next Coup Attempt - by Timothy Snyder
This is America and
AI AI Captain and AI
There is a way forward that works for writers, readers, collectors, creators, and everyone.
It starts with us owning our work and allowing others to pay us to collect our work.
avc.xyz • Minting Is the Native Business Model for Web3
I don’t love writing; I love having a problem I believe I might someday write my way out of.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
Just came across French artist, David Vanadia and absolutely love what he’s doing.