Tag Archives: risk mitigation

Will the world end

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Will the world end in 90,000 years to come? [ 14/November/21 ] Unlikely. We have reasonably strong evidence that it has been here for something over 4 billion years, and no real reason to suspect there is anything going to … Continue reading →

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One way to make the world safer

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

What’s one way we can make this world a safer place for all beings? [ 14/November/21 ] By understanding the mathematical and logical reality that fundamental competition is the enemy of both security and freedom, and that any real survivable … Continue reading →

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An AI system

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Comment on Video – This is the Best Artificial Intelligence Model of 2021 – Megatron-Turing [ 13/November/21 ] Clearly this entire thing was generated by the AI, and it is getting quite good, but still clearly making mistakes a human … Continue reading →

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How to make a difference

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

How can you make a difference in the world? https://www.quora.com/How-can-individuals-make-a-difference-in-this-world/answer/Ted-Howard-16 [ 12/November/21 ] Be as responsible and cooperative as you can. And do so with awareness, there can be cheats out there that will exploit naïve cooperation, be alert, and … Continue reading →

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On Jordan Peterson’s recent comments

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 12/November/21 – 12 11 21 palandromic day] I agree with a lot of what Jordan says, it is complicated, and there are no low resolution models of it that work in all contexts, and there are solutions, and both … Continue reading →

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Markets and values

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 10/November/21 ] The responsibility to take reasonable action to ensure the life of everyone always outweighs any other personal desire for freedom. Freedom is a vital part of being human, but it must have responsibility if it is to … Continue reading →

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Will the world end

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Will the world really come to an end? [ 9/November/21 ] Provided that humanity generally can understand that:all levels of the evolution of complexity are predicated on new levels of cooperation, andcooperation (and the levels of complexity based upon it) … Continue reading →

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Major risks in the 3 waters reforms.

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 6/November/21 Local Body Governments have failed with water infrastructure …. people died in Havelock North, sewerage spewing into harbours around the country and onto Wgtn city streets …. 3 Waters – drinking water, rain water and shit No Brainer, … Continue reading →

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On Sowell on fairness

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 6/November/21 Dirk Shared a Thomas Sowell quote “Since this is an era when many people are concerned about ‘fairness’ and ‘social justice’ and what is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for.”] Many people throughout history … Continue reading →

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On risk mitigation

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 6/November/21 ] The necessary corollary is that unless we transform our society into one that has a fundamentally cooperative base to all competitive games, then we will self terminate (one way or another – AI is just one of … Continue reading →

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