AGI and the Final Kingdom
In history, we are reminded that all is in flux. America is likened to Rome. China today is likened to the Tang Dynasty many centuries ago. Europe was pure barbarity,…
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In history, we are reminded that all is in flux. America is likened to Rome. China today is likened to the Tang Dynasty many centuries ago. Europe was pure barbarity,…
Rich in tradition and material wealth, Japan’s reclusive youths are often completely uninterested in sex, relationships, or work. The country’s youth – especially men – are seeking escape from the…
Pardon the esoteric-ness of this post. I’m afraid it’ll neither be humorous or relevant for those who haven’t read these thinkers, or for those who aren’t familiar with their work….
During the Second Opium War, in 1860, a combined force of French and British troops trampled Old Summer Palace (known in Chinese as Yuanming Yuan 圆明园; 圓明園) on their way…
The human race has two critical questions to answer in the 21st century: 1. What is a beneficial transition beyond humanity? 2. How do we get there from here…
“Sugar cubes” – Refers to the tiny hypothetical form that human mind uploads might take when they are condensed and stored. These small cubes of computational substrate would likely contain…
The AI value alignment argument goes something like this: As artificial intelligence will continue to approach human-level intelligence Artificial intelligence will generally be driven by a reward function, by a…
Many renown technology pundits, entrepreneurs, and inventors have posited a similar vision of an artificial intelligence-enabled future: Artificial intelligence and other future technologies will amass tremendous wealth in the hands of a few…
Nick Bostrom’s 2007 TED presentation (titled: Humanity’s biggest problems aren’t what you think they are) involved an illustration that I liked so much that I modeled it – and credited Bostrom…
What matters most? If we have a reasonable chance of building conscious AI and/or post-human intelligence in the next 60 years, it makes sense for us to consider where we’re…