I’ve been saying for years that a Singularity in machine intelligence isn’t particularly likely (though I do think machine intelligence and consciousness are at least theoretically plausible).… Read more “The Singularity Doesn’t Need You…And You Don’t Need It Either”
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Anti-tech terrorism is not inevitable, but the rulers aren’t helping
In Futureproofing Humanity, I wrote a bit about Ted Kaczynski. I talked about his argument in the so-called “Unabomber Manifesto” (actually titled “Industrial Society and Its Future”… Read more “Anti-tech terrorism is not inevitable, but the rulers aren’t helping”
On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI
For good reason, lots of folks have responded to Sam Altman’s recent post on the progress of GPT and the alchemical transmutation of OpenAI (to a profit-seeking,… Read more “On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI”
