The universe never gives up. Once something, anything, is set into motion, the universe will see it through one way or another. Everything that has ever happened has an effect on everything that will ever happen. And all of those things are a reaction to whatever happened at the genesis of this particular iteration. Whatever …
Your AI chatbot name is your middle name, plus the name of the first car you owned, and your credit card number. Paypal me $25 and I’ll tell you my secret for getting total strangers to give you money. The check is in the mail. Trust me. In this issue: The ultimate trust fall (754 …
Bing plus ChatGPT! Google and Bard! Baidu and … uhh.. Ernie bot? Okay. Sure. Baidu and Ernie bot! 2023 is the year of the chatbot, for sure. In this issue: Alan Turing’s spirituality (649 words) Isaac Newton’s bullies (312 words) Bill Gates’ boundaries (178 words) Alan Turing’s spirituality With all the hubbub, hullabaloo, and fluff …
Go on…More than meets the AI: The chatbots are here. Now what?
Today’s issue is brought to you by: it’s Monday and I made it out of bed, isn’t that good enough? In this issue: STEMPH (252 words) Pro bono publico (288) I need money (179 words) STEMPH Here’s an argument someone should have made a few centuries ago: history and philosophy should be included in the …
There’s an old song by Tears for Fears about how everybody wants to rule the world… but I can’t remember what it’s called. Anyway, I think we’re learning that Orzabal and Smith might have been dead wrong about our species. In this issue: Most of us don’t want to rule the world (292 words) AI …
Go on…More than meets the AI: Are you there AI? It’s me, Tristan
Preface: I love AI. I’m super long on LLMs, computer vision, and robotics. But not all AI is good. Some of it can only be used for harm. I used to have a pet dog when I was a kid, a massive rottweiler who was as lovable and sweet as she was big. One day, …
Pssst. Hey you! C’mere. You wanna get rich? I’m selling AI unicorns. Don’t worry, the first one’s free. In this issue, three human-centered “Pre-AGI” startup ideas that should be possible well before artificial general intelligence: Kinetic barriers (257 words) A playing field leveler (158 words) Autonomous agriculture communes (385 words) Kinetic barriers Pitch: Have you …
Go on…More than Meets the AI: 3 super simple pre-AGI unicorn ideas
Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT to the world last November, people have wasted little time finding imaginative uses for the eerily human-like chatbot. They have used it to generate code, create Dungeons & Dragons adventures, and converse on a seemingly infinite array of topics. Now some in Silicon Valley are speculating that the masses might come …
Dr. Henry Frankenstein turned to his associate, Victor Moritz, and yelled “it’s alive!” The doctor didn’t say “she’s alive,” “he’s alive,” or “they’re alive!” He said: “Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive!” The word of the day is “personification.” Football …
Today’s column is brought to you by the letters U, B, F, and I. The “F” is optional but, in the next couple of decades, the “UBI” part will likely spell the difference between who gets to eat and who gets exploited into starvation. 3, 2, 1, intro time: Issue #3 Anything but basic (484 …
Go on…More than Meets the AI: Universal Basic Freaking Income (UBFI)