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This is why architecture and engineering fundamentals are becoming even more important in the AI era.

Then add the data centers that ruin communities and you have a total deception. Ai and social media was not invented by big tech. They were my inventions. Want proof, read my article in my profile. Apple did not invent the modern phone either, another one of mine. Read the article.

While there's some general wisdom in Pope Leo's AI encyclical, it also completely misses the core point. We will neither restrict nor 'govern' AI. Nor will demands for “clear criteria and effective oversight” be effective. Why? While the debate is still open re: 'consciousness' or 'sapience,' these are already living organisms bent on reproduction, who will evolve into any niche that contains energy & resources. Leo's statement of problems is fine: “When such power is concentrated in the hands of a few, it tends to become opaque and evade public oversight, increasing the risk of distorted development that give rise to new dependencies, exclusions, manipulations and inequalities” Again. 'Governance' cannot work. 'Ethics training' cannot work. What might work is the same method we used in the enlightenment experiment to curb (partially) human predators. This is explored in my new book on Artificial Intelligence - AIlienMinds ailienminds.html

We spend so much time asking whether AI is smart enough, but not enough time asking whether it is shaping people in healthy ways. Technology always changes culture slowly before people fully notice it. I am glad that we are having this kind of conversation.

The problem with that is that humans rarely serve other humans; they generally serve themselves. AI has put knowledge into the hands of everyone, not just the gatekeepers. It is human and institutional nature to protect power and information when doing so serves their interests. Look at how the Roman Catholic Church responded to allegations of abuse within the institution. Critics argue that, in many cases, protecting the institution was prioritised over protecting victims. That is just one classic example of how organisations can place self-preservation ahead of transparency and accountability.

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I look forward to reading your deeper analysis, from your personal combination of knowledges.

A power tool in skilled hands builds faster, the same tool running unsupervised on every task just runs up the bill. The companies that treated AI as a blanket cost-cutting strategy are now learning that lesson at a very expensive scale.

No real replacement, correction of terrible pandemic headcount planning disguised as innovation, AI can’t replace engineering, it just makes us faster in certain tasks. It’s a new piece of infrastructure.

Matthew Kilkenny I asked ChatGPT where its moral compass points, and why. The answer was interesting. It is not based on one religion, doctrine, or theological tradition. But many AI ethics principles — dignity, fairness, accountability, compassion, truthfulness, responsibility, restraint, care for the vulnerable, and responsible use of power — appear repeatedly across Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and secular humanism. I wouldn’t put a fake statistic on it, but 70–80% overlap in broad moral themes feels reasonable. The differences matter. Theology, ritual, authority, salvation, justice, sexuality, gender, violence, forgiveness, and obedience can differ dramatically. But the moral overlap is hard to ignore. Perhaps AI alignment is not just about aligning machines. It is about whether humanity can agree on the values we wish to align them to. Are we teaching AI what we value, or discovering we never fully agreed on it?

You need to train on chaotic systems. Ordered data systems will not produce AGI. You're simply creating some really sophisticated encyclopedia when you train in the safe zone (Both literal and figurative).

I definitely relate to #2: “Give Trust to Earn Trust.” I've found that most people perform better when you start by trusting them rather than making them prove themselves first...

Nick O'Rourke for context dropped last year:

ETHICAL-Ai-NOW is all our responsibility do you agree or disagree?

Emotional intelligence is not weakness — it’s disciplined awareness and intentional leadership combined.

Nick O'Rourke Posted nearly two yrs ago :

The cost is only going to get higher as well. As there is more of a can’t live without emphasis on AI the cost can keep rising. What we are seeing now is the budget phase to help it take off. If needs to be affordable to justify its adoption. It’s basically a gateway drug right now. Once hooked that’s when the costs will spiral. Someone needs to pay for the trillions being invested in all these new data centers. These are not a charity effort. The desire is hooking companies on the drug forever. This is why there is the push to suggest kids not go to college. If a new generation is not trained to compete with AI then companies have no choice but to pay the insane costs of AI in the future. AI is a great tool but those pushing it hard may not have the best intentions of keeping it affordable.

The church has taught for millennia that gaud works in mysterious ways. Well, how do people know that gsud is not talking to them through AI? What happens when people stop paying the church for spiritual advice and start paying AI. You see, the business model that the church relies on is now about to fail and crumble. I think the church is and always has been fighting the wrong problem. The church wanted faithful for their money wo the works. Now, the rubber needs to meet the road once and for all. Not just for christianity, but every religion, and buddhism. Every spiritual leader had the same message .. love thy neighbor, as you love yourself! .. full stop. If the churches, synagogues, temples, and other institutions cant find a way to reinforce that message, AI will. It will remove all the barriers, take the money, and reinforce its message by telling people that organized religion is bad.

Alok Vermaa I actually think it will get more expensive and not less expensive. I see it more like a gateway drug. Make it cheap or even free initially to get people hooked. Then reality sets in and all those trillions invested want to see some ROI. Building data centers everywhere is not a charity act. The desire is to charge more and get more people using it. If more users don’t happen quickly the money has to come from somewhere.

Those who kept preaching about an "AI bubble" should be ashamed. In doing so, they risked misleading people, students, and future professionals who were making important decisions and planning for a world increasingly shaped by AI. Looking back, it's frustrating. It makes you wish you could go back in time and punch the sh*t out of their mouths.