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May 8, 2023Liked by Adam Reed

First time hearing Poe’s jazzy ‘Rose’ and it’s a keeper. Then reading the lyrics made it even better.

On the AI subject it looks to me that the potential benefit to humanity is overshadowed by the corporate race to capitalize (and copyright) on the technology at the expense of said humanity. A dilemma the world still struggles with in nuclear technology.

Hmm. If the development of AI prioritizes the optimal survival of humanity (i. e., dealing successfully with the looming catastrophe of runaway global warming) then there might be a humanity to serve in the future. But the history of corporate greed makes that trajectory a toss-up. Hence the deepening anxiety of the AI inventors. Think we’ll all have to try harder and not give up.

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May 5, 2023Liked by Adam Reed

I understood this a little better after your explanation. Very enjoyable topics!

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