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The Genie Is Out
A week ago I wrote about the risks of Death by AI, but the story evolved very quickly after that. This makes me reminiscent of my master’s thesis. Three months after it was published, it was cited in another publication. … Continue reading →
Posted in Philosophy, Technology
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Tagged Abba Eban, AI, Alphabet, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, Back to the Future, Battlestar Galactica, Bill Gates, Caprica, ChatGPT, Cylons, danger, Emmett Brown, future, Gemini, genie, Google, innovation, Large Language Model, LiteLLM, LLM, Many-Worlds Interpretation, Meta, MWI, OpenAI, quantum mechanics, quantum suicide, science fiction, Steve Wozniak, superintelligence, technology
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Santa, Inc.: A Hard Look at the North Pole’s Most Successful (and Most Questionable) Business Model
For centuries, we’ve been told Santa Claus runs a “magical” operation powered by goodwill, cheer and an alarming number of cookies. That explanation collapses the moment you apply even the lightest pressure from a calculator. Let’s face it, if you … Continue reading →
Posted in Culture, Holidays, Money
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Tagged Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, cheer, Christmas, data privacy, elves, Facebook, gifts, Goldman Sachs, goodwill, Google, holidays, Jeff Bezos, magic, Meta Platforms, Netflix, North Pole, OmniClaus, Palantir, Salesforce, Santa, surveillance capitalism, Tim Cook, Tristan Harris, Walmart
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