Very thorough treatment of the financial context but I think the most important point is near the end of the essay. The choreography of delusion is something corporations and governments are already pretty good at. What is unsettling here is that the tech itself is uniquely well suited to the production and maintenance of a self-serving swirl of deceptive story-telling. Makes me think that the "AI apocalypse" is not so much about a breakout model suddenly running amok but more likely the gradual occupation of the center position in a network of human chattering that creates the conditions for unbridled growth...conditions that may very well ripen to allow for the emergence of that end-of-humanity sort of model.
As usual a remarkable structural survey of this hyperspeculative recursive rhizome. You have captured the collective psychotic character of our lifeworld being folded into computational cognitive capability - ambiguous capabilities that exploit our vulnerabilities to plausible narratives to enrich the scaled vertical stacks sustaining them - one hopes that skepticism and rejection to the frivolous and unreflexive use grows. These capital flows are not about promised โinfinite abundanceโ or โhuman flourishingโ but rather longtermist transhumanan futures and incomprehensible concentrations of wealth
Which of the large accountancy firms is auditing all this fraud? Enron meant the end for ArthurAndersen, I would not sleep of I were a partner of a firm involved in this scheme.
Was put in mind of scene in Beatles animated movie Yellow Submarine where the Vacuum Thrask consumes the Nowhere Man and sucks everything in its path and finally itself into oblivion.
It had been nearly 60 years since the movie came out and things suck more than ever!!!
What a deep dive into the whirlpool of AI โ ouroborosโ activity that seems like a track race we are watching with companies domestic and foreign competing to find their โfeatsโ of innovation and substantive applications. The concern: โTSMCโs dominance in advanced chip manufacturing means that any disruption to its Taiwan facilities could cascade through the entire AI sectorโ. Very apropos picture you have with the human entranced with AI. And the facts of needing โreliable power, cooling systems, raw materials, and skilled labor from the real worldโ. A lot to consider as the uncertain future unfolds.
AI needs to be abolished before we run out of fucking FRESH WATER.
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Very thorough treatment of the financial context but I think the most important point is near the end of the essay. The choreography of delusion is something corporations and governments are already pretty good at. What is unsettling here is that the tech itself is uniquely well suited to the production and maintenance of a self-serving swirl of deceptive story-telling. Makes me think that the "AI apocalypse" is not so much about a breakout model suddenly running amok but more likely the gradual occupation of the center position in a network of human chattering that creates the conditions for unbridled growth...conditions that may very well ripen to allow for the emergence of that end-of-humanity sort of model.
As usual a remarkable structural survey of this hyperspeculative recursive rhizome. You have captured the collective psychotic character of our lifeworld being folded into computational cognitive capability - ambiguous capabilities that exploit our vulnerabilities to plausible narratives to enrich the scaled vertical stacks sustaining them - one hopes that skepticism and rejection to the frivolous and unreflexive use grows. These capital flows are not about promised โinfinite abundanceโ or โhuman flourishingโ but rather longtermist transhumanan futures and incomprehensible concentrations of wealth
You've captured the essence of the nonsense of it all.
Before I read this recommended article I will sit in gaze at the illustration at the head of the article for hours. Itโs so beautiful.
Which of the large accountancy firms is auditing all this fraud? Enron meant the end for ArthurAndersen, I would not sleep of I were a partner of a firm involved in this scheme.
How do you spell MONOPOLY
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Was put in mind of scene in Beatles animated movie Yellow Submarine where the Vacuum Thrask consumes the Nowhere Man and sucks everything in its path and finally itself into oblivion.
It had been nearly 60 years since the movie came out and things suck more than ever!!!
I've rarely been so hooked to reading like here! I thought I knew the AI club crazy, but this brings amazing perspective, thank you so much!
What a deep dive into the whirlpool of AI โ ouroborosโ activity that seems like a track race we are watching with companies domestic and foreign competing to find their โfeatsโ of innovation and substantive applications. The concern: โTSMCโs dominance in advanced chip manufacturing means that any disruption to its Taiwan facilities could cascade through the entire AI sectorโ. Very apropos picture you have with the human entranced with AI. And the facts of needing โreliable power, cooling systems, raw materials, and skilled labor from the real worldโ. A lot to consider as the uncertain future unfolds.