There is no reason to believe there is any intelligence in the cosmos greater than us. We may be the most exceptional minds.
And thus the challenge is to survive ourselves.
The cool thing about cyberpunk coming true is that we got ALL the cyberpunk futures.
China: universal surveillance and social control
America: cool gadgets and staggering inequality
Russia: shadowy plots, covert ops, and assasins
Japan: Japan
If Google’s recent AI announcements are creeping you out, you’re not alone. @NateSwanner explains:
“Google’s AI is a more direct affront to society and humankind than Facebook’s mishandling of data.”
medium.com/@NateSwanner/goog…
I’m probably daft but I don’t understand why the Stormy Daniels’ story is a thing, and the 16 women who accused him of sexual assault is not a thing? Or is this only about the payoff & what fund it came out of?