Enco,

“Obviously, no analogy is 100 percent perfect, otherwise it would be a tautology.” That’s a good line. One i won’t quibble or refine.

“Anyway, my main point is, technology doesn’t spring from the head of Zeus fully developed…

True and billions are being poured into AI. Pace of progress in its evolution is wild and analagous to e…[Read more]

Jake:

Enco,

It is kind of unreal that you adduce Speed Racer as a model for the assimilation of technology. But there ya go. Loved that show when i was a little’n.

Obviously, no analogy is 100 percent perfect, otherwise it would be a tautology. And we would be driving on OpenAIs and Anthropics as well.

(My preference is the Rolls Royce o…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
If not, then it is merely freedom for whichever religion controls the State.

Or, whichever state controls a religion.

Fellow Unbelievers:

And speaking of enslavement:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-s-wild-offer-to-chinese-leader-revealed/ar-AA2d4TnI

Whatever the Orange Emperor sells to Emperor Xi will be augmented and passed on to The Mullahs, Putin. Kim, the from there used against Israel, Ukraine, South Korea, Taiwan, and freedom-loving people…[Read more]

Reg:

The past is not a defendant. Criticizing earlier cultures is lazy and useless, we should learn from them instead.

Actually we can criticize and learn from history at the same time. And people could and did also condemn and resist slavery and imperialism during the times when they occured.

Just to cite the example of the United States…[Read more]

You are very welcome Strega, as always. I think you will like this….

Enco,

It is kind of unreal that you adduce Speed Racer as a model for the assimilation of technology. But there ya go. Loved that show when i was a little’n. Unfortunately the march of progress in technology is not probative of what is coming if’n the prognosticators of superintelligence are super correct. I am not sure how many experts. If the…[Read more]

Yay!! Thanks Reg!!

Have a great week everyone!