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If the Mechanical Species becomes more effective at communicating complex ideas than humans (communication is what our intelligence is predicated upon)—therefore making them the superior intelligence—what type of existence will that leave for humanity? I almost think that humans will pose a greater danger to ourselves. Our hierarchies, systems of governance, our power structures—all become irrelevant. Our weapons—offline if the AI denies us war. Our rich—meaningless in a life of sustained abun…

The Payola of Pages: When Book Reviews Become a Shady Back-Alley Deal Ah, the glamorous world of indie publishing—where dreams of literary stardom collide headfirst with the cold, algorithmic overlords of Amazon. Picture this: You've poured your soul into a novel, wrestling with characters who refuse to behave, themes that keep you up at night pondering the cosmos, and plot twists that feel like existential gut punches. Then, out of the blue, an email lands in your inbox, dripping with praise…

You’re going to die and realize you were the one writing the story the whole time. You’re the author of this universe and the experience you just had in it. Where did you go wrong? The world wasn’t perfect – if you’re the one in charge, if you’re the one writing, then why would you write it in such an imperfect way? Why did you allow those corruptions to dictate existence? And then you’re gonna realize, all of the men before you, they failed as well. They, too, left behind an imperfect world. Y…

Woke isn’t a person. Woke isn’t some poor little trans kid. Woke isn’t a race-baiting black politician. Woke isn’t an entitled Karen screaming for the manager. Woke is a philosophy. Woke is an ideology. Woke is a political movement – and ideas can, and should, be challenged and criticized. What is the argument for anything Woke making humanity better? How does this political subset make humankind stronger? How does Woke make humans a more viable species? How does Woke improve our technology a…

The recent graphic evil of the last few days has really gotten to me. The unprovoked, senseless murder of a young woman, Iryna Zarutska, on public transportation kicked it off. We saw everything. Her sitting quietly, minding her own business, and a crazed black man reaching from behind her and jabbing a pocket knife into her neck. For literally no reason. We saw everyone around her glance up from their phones, then pretend like they didn’t see anything. The Ukrainian bled out and died surround…

AI was a large part of my degree in philosophy. It's something I’ve thought about and written about, earnestly, for a decade. If you're new to AI, here's a few tips as you begin to accept and embrace your future. I Use AI Daily AI is a tremendously powerful tool that allows me to do things that I have never been able to do before. Many things that I'm simply not talented enough to do on my own – primarily art, image, and video generation. It also saves me significant time on mundane or repeti…