The Fermi Paradox asks why - given the large numbers of galaxies hosting a large number of star systems hosting large numbers of planets - we don't see a Cosmos teeming with intelligence, given that the large numbers in the Cosmos should overwhelm how improbable the existence of intelligent life is. One answer is that there's a Great Filter that all intelligent species must master before they'd be able to make their cosmic presence meaningfully known.
In the past, things like nuclear war, bio-engineering, environmental stewardship have all been advanced as potential Filter candidates. However, given some of the (frankly) insane responses I've seen to AI - OpenClaw being the latest of many - I'm starting to wonder if synthetic intelligence is that Filter.
As for Musk, he's merging his private companies now, given that last week's Tesla earnings revealed a company that completely squandered its first-mover advantages, pissed off its main customer base, and no longer wants to be a car company. With TSLA sinking, he's not going to be able to keep using that as his piggy bank for much longer, but SpaceX still has some juice for the banks willing to make loans against his shares as collateral. xAI "buying" Twitter is how he got out of that pickle he made for himself and investors, and he's replaying the same trick now with SpaceX.
Or if you have HBO, check out "Wild Wild Space" to see Beck contrasted with some other post-SpaceX space entrepreneurs: Chris Kemp (Astra - and a LOON) and the folks at Planet Labs.
(Disclosure: Also a Planet Lab investor and Chris Kemp lost all of my Astra investment. No worries though - gains from RKLB have more than made up for that experiment. I also invested a token amount in Virgin Orbit, which went under, but Rocket Lab purchased their equipment for pennies on the dollar.)
Just last night, my son asked me if I ever heard of molt book. He gave me a brief explanation which sent me on a search, and the first article I read was on Fortune and it was enough to scare me. On Sunday afternoon, I was talking to my brother and he was praising AI and telling me how it was going to save the world. I didn’t want to have an argument and quickly changed the subject. I am debating sending him the article from fortune and your column this morning. It really is too bad we don’t have an agency to govern AI.
There is only one Savior of the world, and that is Jesus Christ. Ai is being used by Satan to advance his own purposes. The book of Daniel talks about how in the last days of mankind, "...knowledge shall be increased." We certainly are seeing that now with such advances in tech, medicine, robotics, space exploration among other futuristic endeavors. God(at least for now) has given Satan ruling powers over this world, as he is called "the prince of the powers of the air." All of this puts me in mind of the account of Nimrod and the Tower of Babel in Genesis where mankind at the time wanted to build a tower "reaching unto the heavens." They thought that if they could accomplish this goal that they would preserve themselves for all time. God had other ideas, however. He said that if man was successful in this, there would be nothing too much for them. So, He confounded the languages, and scattered man over all the earth so that man would never again be able to conspire in this way. It seems that we haven't gotten the message, have we?
I am well aware of scripture and most of the pastors I listen to have pointed to Ai being more harmful than many realize. Personally I consider the motivation of the developers and people encouraging it’s use.
Glad someone knowledgeable and ethical is watching the evolution of AI. I saw someone on TV this week who said the most important control is to limit what AI projects have access to.
The Fermi Paradox asks why - given the large numbers of galaxies hosting a large number of star systems hosting large numbers of planets - we don't see a Cosmos teeming with intelligence, given that the large numbers in the Cosmos should overwhelm how improbable the existence of intelligent life is. One answer is that there's a Great Filter that all intelligent species must master before they'd be able to make their cosmic presence meaningfully known.
In the past, things like nuclear war, bio-engineering, environmental stewardship have all been advanced as potential Filter candidates. However, given some of the (frankly) insane responses I've seen to AI - OpenClaw being the latest of many - I'm starting to wonder if synthetic intelligence is that Filter.
As for Musk, he's merging his private companies now, given that last week's Tesla earnings revealed a company that completely squandered its first-mover advantages, pissed off its main customer base, and no longer wants to be a car company. With TSLA sinking, he's not going to be able to keep using that as his piggy bank for much longer, but SpaceX still has some juice for the banks willing to make loans against his shares as collateral. xAI "buying" Twitter is how he got out of that pickle he made for himself and investors, and he's replaying the same trick now with SpaceX.
It sucks, 'cause SpaceX would be an interesting investment option if it wasn't directly tied to Twitter/xAI - but it is...
Check out Peter Beck and Rocket Lab for a solid space company with a great CEO.
(Disclosure: I've been a RKLB shareholder since the SPAC and am long on the company and stock.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiaCG19OhWU
Or if you have HBO, check out "Wild Wild Space" to see Beck contrasted with some other post-SpaceX space entrepreneurs: Chris Kemp (Astra - and a LOON) and the folks at Planet Labs.
(Disclosure: Also a Planet Lab investor and Chris Kemp lost all of my Astra investment. No worries though - gains from RKLB have more than made up for that experiment. I also invested a token amount in Virgin Orbit, which went under, but Rocket Lab purchased their equipment for pennies on the dollar.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q50dAiKB4lI
I've had 100 shares for a while, currently have a nice on-paper increase in value too
*fist-bump*
Just last night, my son asked me if I ever heard of molt book. He gave me a brief explanation which sent me on a search, and the first article I read was on Fortune and it was enough to scare me. On Sunday afternoon, I was talking to my brother and he was praising AI and telling me how it was going to save the world. I didn’t want to have an argument and quickly changed the subject. I am debating sending him the article from fortune and your column this morning. It really is too bad we don’t have an agency to govern AI.
There is only one Savior of the world, and that is Jesus Christ. Ai is being used by Satan to advance his own purposes. The book of Daniel talks about how in the last days of mankind, "...knowledge shall be increased." We certainly are seeing that now with such advances in tech, medicine, robotics, space exploration among other futuristic endeavors. God(at least for now) has given Satan ruling powers over this world, as he is called "the prince of the powers of the air." All of this puts me in mind of the account of Nimrod and the Tower of Babel in Genesis where mankind at the time wanted to build a tower "reaching unto the heavens." They thought that if they could accomplish this goal that they would preserve themselves for all time. God had other ideas, however. He said that if man was successful in this, there would be nothing too much for them. So, He confounded the languages, and scattered man over all the earth so that man would never again be able to conspire in this way. It seems that we haven't gotten the message, have we?
I am well aware of scripture and most of the pastors I listen to have pointed to Ai being more harmful than many realize. Personally I consider the motivation of the developers and people encouraging it’s use.
Glad someone knowledgeable and ethical is watching the evolution of AI. I saw someone on TV this week who said the most important control is to limit what AI projects have access to.