Tristan Greene 
When it comes to artificial intelligence, there’s almost no telling what machines will be capable of in the next month, year, or decade. I say “almost” because there’s a definite ceiling on AI potential. But, before I get into that, let us bow our heads and intro this issue: Issue #3: No fate but what …
Never offer feedback on a demo tape. You probably didn’t come to this article today to get advice from a recording studio engineer, but here we are. First, though, we need to intro today’s column. Issue #2: The Nick Cave Trap (436 words) Boston Dynamics is out of control! (144 words) A quantum rant (262 …
Introducing More than meets the AI, a daily column providing news and analysis on artificial intelligence at the cutting edge. This inaugural edition covers: What is “More than meets the AI?” (211 words) Defining “pre-AGI” (189 words) A call to action (146 words) What is More than meets the AI? The first time I got …
Hey editors, I’m a long-time reader who loves what you’re doing. I’m wondering if all the hype surrounding AI is warranted. I keep seeing article after article saying AI’s going to take human jobs in every sector. But nobody’s writing about my job and I have to admit, I’m a bit concerned. So, here’s my question: will …
Go on…Letters to the editor: “Will artificial intelligence take my job?”
I’ve seen a lot of dead bodies. To the best of my knowledge, none of them ended up that way because they read some hate speech on the internet and immediately died of a word attack in their brains. Can you imagine if humans had that kind of power? If you could just send a …
Semper Bellum Episode 04 Immersion Guide: The Iraq War 0:00 – 1:09 — Intro and content warning Veterans Crisis Line (copied directly from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/index.asp) The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Dial 988 and …
Go on…Semper Bellum Episode 04 Immersion Guide: The Iraq War
Nature abhors a binary. As far as I can tell, the only place binaries actually exist is in the human imagination. Even life and death, the ultimate human binary, are just processes affecting our physical matter — matter that was here long before we became conscious and will exist long after we’re pronounced dead. We …
Go on…Understanding binaries part one: Here’s why there aren’t any LGBTQ AIs
Welcome to the Episode 01 immersion guide for the Semper Bellum podcast. Consider this a resource for you to enjoy while you listen. Our intent is to provide links to our sources so that you don’t just have to take our word for the claims made in each episode. However, we also wanted to provide …
Go on…Semper Bellum Episode 01 Immersion Guide: Introduction to Semper Bellum
This episode is all about the War on Drugs, the role archery and archers played in warfare from ancient to modern times, and how war got started in the first place. 0:00 – 1:05 — Introduction and content warning Veterans Crisis Line (copied directly from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/index.asp) The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis …
Go on…Semper Bellum 02 Immersion Guide: Archery and the Genesis of Warfare
Surely you’ve heard the old axiom that romantic love is nothing more than a series of chemical reactions that take place in our brains. While that’s technically true — humans are made of matter, just about everything we do involves a chemical reaction — there’s a lot more to it than just dopamine and oxytocin release. …