Monthly Archives: July 2022

How likely is it that we have a future

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

How likely do you think the chances are that our high tech civilization will last? [ 12/July/22 ] My best estimate is slightly better than even chances – about 60/40. And that requires that most people are able to get … Continue reading →

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Nihilistic Design and Tao

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel’s link to a consilience project update Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design“ [ 12/July/22 ] Hi Daniel, I just read the opening highlighted summary, and while it is all true in a sense, it … Continue reading →

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Path to happiness?

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Lifeboat link to AI idenifies path to happiness [ 10/July/22 ] Why focus on happiness? Happiness is “just” a set of genetically encoded valences that did, on average, over the deep time and context sets of our ancestors, tend to … Continue reading →

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Pathocratic mindsets?

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Pathocratic mindsets [ 8/July/22 Mike McDermott wrote:Oh dear.Again, kindly recall what I am attempting to scrutinize here is what I term our pathocratic mindsets (to dominate, deceive, degrade, and destroy) and the environments, particularly multipolar trap ones, where those mindsets … Continue reading →

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Change one thing in the world

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? [ 4/July/22 ] I would have everyone taught this set of ideas at the earliest age possible, and repeatedly with greater detail and nuance: 1/ That the … Continue reading →

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The Mind

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 4/July/22 Paul Lowe posted – “The mind only exists in the human mind”. What do you think? True or false? Please clarify your answer.] All depends what you mean by those words. For me, it seems beyond reasonable doubt … Continue reading →

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Lex interviews Demis Hassabis

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Demis Hassabis: DeepMind – AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299 [ 2/July/22 ] Brilliant interview (again) – thanks Lex. For Demis: For me, the best definition of life is recursive levels of “search”, across … Continue reading →

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Nihilism and design

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniels S posted a link to a new consilience project post. Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design [ 29/June/22 ] Kind of – but to me it is a very biased view. Yes -certainly, in … Continue reading →

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