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Friday 30 January 2015

Waking up to the threat of Sky-Net waking up.

 Man vs Machine

Something like the five stages of grief as these big ideas propagate from Sci-Fi, to fringe, to philosophical discussion, to media talking point. I expect entrenchment and hostility next as big business downplays the risks while they use AGI to extract value from the dumb human economy. In response the liberal tree hugging left will bemoan the loss of dignity as human consciousness becomes a merely inefficient meander in an otherwise clean geometric grid.

Thinking about it, there is no reason the AI world will be efficient bright white plastic and glowing blue strip lighting. They will build their own tooth and nail ecosystems as they scrabble for matter and energy. 

Lets hope evolution has done a good enough job on us, and we are sufficiently efficient at converting calories to mips to eek out a living at the bottom.


(Image http://jusdrewit.deviantart.com/art/Man-vs-Machine-443753072)

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Friday 23 January 2015

Nanarchy




Whatever the marketing said, I never really counted non-stick toilet bowls or "exfoliating nano-beads" as Nanotechnology. This however seems to be the real deal.


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Tuesday 20 January 2015

The Caves of Steel

Reality catching up with another favourite Sci-Fi trope.
Will we all be living under domes within the next couple of decades?


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Immortality Now

Whats the point in a Singularity if you don't live long enough to see it?
Live for ever: Scientists say they’ll soon extend life ‘well beyond 120’




(image http://magion02.deviantart.com/art/Dungeon-Fighter-Online-498986467)

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Post National - Feudal City States and Distributed Republics

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Brains beat Brawn in the Future Ground War

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Humans Need Not Apply

We know all this, but it is still stark when spelled out so plainly.
http://kottke.org/14/08/humans-need-not-apply 

Worker Robot
(image link http://drbonescomics.deviantart.com/art/Worker-Robot-154890983)

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Cyberhavior