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The question is not whether algorithms can ever foster greatness—they cannot. Their design is fundamentally at odds with the qualities that define great art: depth, complexity, and the capacity to provoke discomfort or transformation. The question is whether we, as creators and consumers, are willing to resist their influence.
Resistance does not me... See more
Resistance does not me... See more
Dr. Felix S. Grenwood • Algorithms of Mediocrity — william
All desire is a desire for being.”
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
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open.spotify.comMost skills/occupations are replaceable with superintelligence. But there will always an unexplainable niche eg artisanal handmade products, a wealthy person wants a human account
Free labour —> free wealth so the next question will be how do we derive meaning without work. What do we do to find meaning in our free 40hours.
Young great minds should be focusing on making narrow AI to solve specific problems (eg breast cancer) over superintelligence. Creating supperintelligence is contrary to improving their quality of life. BUT their is a race between nations, so it becomes about delaying the time taken to make it. We have to appeal to personal self interest to encourage those capable of creating these technologies that it is not an ideal outcome.
Why aren’t we talking about female radicalisation?
open.spotify.comWomen also enact mysogyny on our bodies. For example Tumblr as a space that promoted violence on female bodies (pro Ana, self harm, hyper sexualisation and kink)
When we police language, it just gets pushed further underground, harder to find and address
Why are people turning to white nationalism - from fear, poverty. This includes women but if we limit our idea of radicalisation to physical violence and not other forms, political violence, then we are ignoring a wave if radicalisation
As long as there is gender women will never be free
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