by Dan | Jan 9, 2019 | Discerning the Good Itself, Reflecting on What I've Read, The Good Must Be Explored
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 headed. If we presume we have any control over our fate at all – where will we point the...
by Dan | Aug 27, 2018 | Glossary, The Good Must Be Explored
“The Wisest Cricket” is a term used in jest (and absurdism) to refer to the human attempt to understand the universe and their place in it. The term is intended to refer to the absurdity of thinking that humans can ever acquire wisdom or genuine, complete...
by Dan | Aug 14, 2018 | Consciousness is What Counts, Improving Sentient Experience, The Good Must Be Explored
Both artificial intelligence and nuclear warheads could both wipe out human life, though it might be possible for superintelligent AI to be even more destructive. That being said, AI is more than an “existential risk.” It’s also a potential...
by Dan | Jul 26, 2018 | Creating or Enhancing Consciousness, Reflecting on What I've Read, The Good Must Be Explored
Many months ago, Peter Voss came through San Francisco and we sat down for a coffee at my favorite place in Hayes Valley, Arlequin. We chatted a bit of business first. Peter runs Aigo.ai, and his work on natural language is a lot of fun to discuss. Similarly, we...
by Dan | Jul 15, 2018 | Morality as Arbitrary and Contextual, Reflecting on What I've Read, The Good Must Be Explored
Many months ago, Peter Voss (who we’ve interviewed previously on the TechEmergence podcast) came through San Francisco and we sat down for a coffee at my favorite place in Hayes Valley, Arlequin Cafe. We chatted a bit of business first. Peter runs Aigo.ai, and...
by Dan | May 1, 2018 | Consciousness is What Counts, Discerning the Good Itself, Exploring the End Game, Facilitating Post-human Transition Collaboration, The Good Must Be Explored, Transhuman Transition
How can you keep artificial intelligence from taking over your job? In my latest TEDx talk, I explore what I’ve learned (from hundreds of interviews) about job security in the era of AI – but I also lay out why I think that “job loss” is a somewhat trivial...
