The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.
JOE ALLEN: Where are we at right now? We are basically human like our ancestors. You have lovers in the park holding hands. They’re kissing. They’re making love. They’re making babies. The babies grow up. They will hopefully become productive citizens. They will hopefully become spiritually whole. What you also have simultaneously is a rapidly evolving and recklessly deployed tech industry, which seeks to transform all of that.
JOE ALLEN: Where are we at right now? We are basically human like our ancestors. You have lovers in the park holding hands. They’re kissing. They’re making love. They’re making babies. The babies grow up. They will hopefully become productive citizens. They will hopefully become spiritually whole. What you also have simultaneously is a rapidly evolving and recklessly deployed tech industry, which seeks to transform all of that.
Former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon sounded the alarm on rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, warning that those building the technology believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade.
Researchers say concerns should be taken seriously, as they have access to AI systems that haven't yet been publicly released.
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade […] The post How Gander’s Response to 9/11 Inspired “Come From Away” — and What It Still Teaches Us appeared first on American Almanac .
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade Center. As the skies cleared of planes over the United States, 38 international flights were ordered to land at the remote airport outside Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Suddenly, a town of under 10,000 people found itself host to nearly 7,000 unexpected guests, travelers from around the world, frightened, confused, and desperate for news and comfort. What happened next has become the…Open
With a global audience, Ma models a way of being that goes against the grain of cynicism, polarization and isolation. It’s up to us to pay attention.
Nick Bostrom, philosopher and author of the New York Times bestseller “Superintelligence”, compares society’s understanding of AI’s future to children forced to run things after a disaster, in charge, but not prepared.
By Olivia Murray He fantasizes about the hypothetical abundance of “Mozarts” and “Einsteins,” but leaves out what kind of people and culture these geniuses hail from.