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metada5e··on Jonathan Swift vs. AI
300 years ago, Swift predicted AI in its present form and the key alignment issues. We are the Yahoos... And sometimes we pretend to be horses.
metada5e··on Map of the world's great castles and fortresses
There's many more castles in Ireland than you showed. Orgs like the Office of Public Works would have a list.
metada5e··on [dead]
We are no longer 'alone' as intelligent entities on Earth. Detecting who is human is important while we plan for an adaptive future together.
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"Let's not miss the huge opportunity of AI: AI as an extraordinary mirror to better understand ourselves and to live more fulfilled human being lives together."
metada5e··on Wolfram (free) book on Quantum Compute
Saw this on LinkedIn from https://www.linkedin.com/in/mads-bahrami-205a70a2/ who leads Quantum at Wolfram. " Who is this book for? It is written for anyone curious about learning quantum through the lens of discrete vector spaces, seasoned with a delightful touch of quantum computing. I have deliberately avoided delving into the nitty-gritty of mathematical formalism. Instead, my focus is on computation itself, on doing the work, even when the underlying mathematics is complex and hidden behind the scenes. As I mentioned in the abstract, I believe one of the most important steps in learning quantum theory (an abstract and often intimidating subject at first encounter) is to learn by doing the computations."
metada5e··on Unexpected things that are people
Global companies tend to use Common Law for international business. I've been operating in one of them and often reviewing contracts. When forming international agreements, businesses frequently opt for a common law system due to its perceived adaptability and flexibility in dealing with evolving commercial environments.
metada5e··on Unexpected things that are people
I recommend reading the book 'For Profit' for deeper knowledge on this topic - the book covers the origin of corporations and the ideas lying behind legal personhood. It sounds like a dry read but it is surprisingly well written and as much about history as about law. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60568507-for-profit

Criminal and Civil liability are the two topics to focus on - you will find that non-human entities have very limited categories of crimes that apply to them. This is a key topic in the emergence of 'seemingly conscious' or 'seemingly unitary' AGI compute entities.

Also worth noting that Common Law tends to be the primary mode of law globally, even in counties that are nominally Code Napoleon (aka Civil Law) countries.

metada5e··on Interactive free STEM books from Delft
Practical and useful resources for teachers and autodidacts https://interactivetextbooks.tudelft.nl/showthephysics/intro... simple experiments such as showing that paper sheets fall just as fast as a heavy book without needing a vacuum demo setup.
metada5e··on CoRncrete: A corn starch based building material (2017)
Corn-based electrical insulators proved problematic in cars due to rodents eating the tasty insulators. Something to check in testing this material. Mycelium based construction materials may be more beneficial due to fire resistance, insulation and excellent R values and relative unpalatability. Ecovative is a good place to learn about this (no personal affiliations, just a fan.)
metada5e··on Do you know where and when you are?
We are among an online digital map generation who has never owned a paper road map, nor stopped to ask directions, nor developed orientation skills based on nature.
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Jeff Hawkins and Subutai Ahmad present and chat with Peter Norvig about 'A Thousand Brains' theory and their applied ML derived from the theory.