How to Survive AI
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PM Dunnesubstack.comOne of the quiet gifts of AI is this:
It reveals how many of us have gone through life without truly being listened to.
And in finally feeling heard, even by a machine, something shifts.
We begin to trust our voice. Build confidence.... See more
The Human Playbooksubstack.comif these AI systems ever become self-aware and power-hungry, like people such as Geoffrey Hinton believe to be a possible scenario, theyāll know exactly what to do when they risk being shut off. The blueprint is readily available. It turns out all you need to do is to social engineer large swaths of the population into parasocial relationships and... See more
I actually think there is far too little panic (or better yet, apprehension) about AI. I even see many Christian friends speak enthusiastically about it as a āhelpful toolā rather than an alien agent. I first noticed about 10 years ago that one way to get a machine to pass the Turing Test is to make it more human-like, but perhaps the easier method... See more
John Halbigsubstack.comAI panic reveals our guilty conscience about the Enlightenment project.
We taught machines to think like us, and now we're terrified they'll act like us too.
Laura Londonsubstack.comIām afraid many now have no capacity to even understand the concept of there being a simulacrum. The digiverse is effectually flattened out into what people see as reality. There are now so many ways we interact through screens and with pixels that the difference no longer seems to matter. Think, people really are willing to hand things over to... See more
Nicholas Smithsubstack.comWhy We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driverās small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashierās tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driverās small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashierās tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
A superpower over the next few years will be the ability to focus, concentrate, and hold your attention for long periods on what truly matters, amid increasing distractions and temptations.