automation
We've built a monster. And the monster is positioning itself to replace every single one of us. Right now, CEOs in all major and minor corporations throughout all industries are consulting with providers of AI solutions on how to reduce their human workforce, how to train the machines
the future
The situation we happen to find ourselves in now is not as difficult to understand as some would like to make out. It's just that the exponents of jargon-heavy academic treatises on "the global economy" or "international law" or "politics" invested
dystopia
What is the most valuable resource? I would say time. But that's kind of cheating since time is not a tangible material resource in the physical world that we can easily control. And some people even like to say that time is an illusion and like... completely depends
transhumanism
Does technology shape society or do our cultural, political, and economic values determine how we use technology? Will AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies such as wearable and implantable devices change humanity beyond recognition? Did DARPA develop the Internet beyond its humble beginnings knowing that data collection, mass media control
transhumanism
Who wants to live forever? Freddie Mercury asked that question in 1986. Brian May penned the lamentful lyrics to Queen's popular ditty. The song formed part of a movie soundtrack. The movie was about an immortal champion who did battle with other immortal champions. "There can only
the future
Progress is a funny word. Not funny ha ha, funny like a clown as ominously explained by Joe Pesci's character during that wonderful scene in Goodfellas. No, progress is a funny word as in strange, difficult to understand, to pin down and associate with any point in time.
automation
Hi. You're reading this on an electronic device. You're probably addicted to it as are most other people by now. In order for you to continue reading, watching, playing, listening to the endless stream of content delivered to your electronic devices a significant, non-trivial, mostly-
automation
I'll begin with this general statement of fact (which may or may not be totally factual) describing the present human condition according to Tsubion (my alter ego who has been known to go off the rails sometimes)... Humans are cyborgs, human-machine hybrids, transhuman entities, hivemind biological robots,
the great awakening
There are three types of people in this world... The Optimists This bunch can be found hanging around in Internet enclaves such as this one here... https://www.nextbigfuture.com/ And while there are many other online watering holes where the optimists gather to fluff each other up this one
the future
I signed up for X the other day. It's essentially the same platform I signed up to when it was still known as Twitter, just a little more pro free speech and a little less of a bot farm than it used to be. Liberals hate what'
the future
Not that long ago, your phone, your car, your home, your office were not spying on you. Well, maybe your phone was just a little, and most likely your neighbors too, but if your government wanted to surveil you 24/7 it would have to manually place a guard in
automation
A long time ago... in the days before Convid... a funny little man named Ray liked to give talks (the same talk over and over again actually) about the future of mankind. Many applauded his vision and welcomed his idealistic, optimistic proposals because they delivered a sorely needed injection of