AGI and Suffering – Potential Responses to the Violence of Nature
The following quote is as good an introduction to this article as I could ask for: “…he saw in Java a plain far as the eye could reach entirely covered…
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The following quote is as good an introduction to this article as I could ask for: “…he saw in Java a plain far as the eye could reach entirely covered…
I believe that it’s important to question the human-centric view of the future. In many parts of the world, humans are increasingly aware of their impact on future generations, on…
Michel de Montaigne isn’t particularly popular in the twenty-first century. Born to a well-to-do family in 1533 near modern-day Bordeaux, France, Montaigne was a politician and thinker who recorded his thoughts…
Hugo de Garis is one of the first AGI thinkers that I came across in 2012, when I decided to focus my life on the post-human transition. Aside from Bostrom…
While Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence (and its promotion from the likes of Bill Gates and Elon Musk) put the topic of post-human intelligence on the map, there have been a…
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…