Thought Experiments with Kush
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The Conquest Reflex
Picture the typical all-hands meeting at a tech company these days. The CEO goes on stage, animated, backlit by a slide that reads: “AI-Powered Transformation: 2,800 Roles Optimized.” The word…
The Brain-AI Gap
This article illustrates how artificial intelligence’s path to general powerful intelligence will require architectural changes rather than continued scaling. We’re not facing a temporary bottleneck…
Brain Short-Circuiting
The Pattern We Should Have Seen ComingOur ancestors consumed somewhere between 30 teaspoons and 6 pounds of sugar annually, depending on their environment. Today, Americans average 22-32 teaspoons…
AI Interpretability
In 1507, John Damian strapped on wings covered with chicken feathers and leapt from Scotland’s Stirling Castle. He broke his thigh upon landing and later blamed his failure on not using eagle…
Bloomers - The Alternative Middle Path for Doomers and Boomers
As humanity inches towards ever more powerful AI, we find ourselves caught between two destructive extremes: the doomer despair that sees only catastrophe ahead, and the boomer/accelerationist…
When AI Meets Culture
A Conversation with HistoryLast week, I found myself in an unexpectedly intimate conversation with a 19th-century Peranakan kamcheng pot. Not metaphorically - literally. At a presentation during…
Computer Empathy
While other teenagers kicked soccer balls across sun-drenched fields during lunch breaks at my high school in Italy, I found sanctuary in the cool darkness of the physics lab. There, among…
Human Agency in a World of Chaos
On July 19, 1989 at 37,000 feet above America's heartland, in the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 232, Captain Al Haynes was enjoying a routine flight when a catastrophic failure changed…
Metal Axolotl
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, a new form of artistic expression is emerging - one that blurs the line between human creativity and artificial intelligence. This intersection,…
Building Healthy Human and AI Relationships
As humanity develops increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence systems, understanding the nature and patterns of psychological abuse becomes crucial for ensuring healthy relationships in…
The Synthetic Wave
In the tides of human progress, we find ourselves riding a new wave—one that promises to reshape the very fabric of our creative processes. This "synthetic wave," propelled by artificial…
Identifying Artificial General Intelligence
As we approach a new era of artificial intelligence, the holy grail of AI research - Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - looms tantalizingly close. Yet, as we inch nearer to this monumental…
Complexity Denial
In human history, our species has thrived by making quick, decisive actions based on limited information. This evolutionary advantage, however, has become a double-edged sword in our modern,…
The Myth of the Homogeneous Universe
As we sprint towards the age of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), we find ourselves confronting a universe far more complex and heterogeneous than our human minds have traditionally conceived.…
Embracing Change
In the quiet suburbs of human progress, a new neighbor is moving in. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is no longer a distant possibility but a looming reality, and it's time we started preparing…
War - What is it good for?
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, our planet Earth hangs suspended - a blue marble etched with the scars of conflict, yet brimming with the potential for peace. As we stand on the brink of a new…
What is Love? (Part 2)
In Part 1, we explored the intricate tapestry of human relationships, delving into the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that shape our experiences of love and connection. We…
What is Love? (Part 1)
As Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) promises to reshape every facet of our lives, it is more crucial than ever that we turn our attention to the most fundamental and enduring of human…
Path to Exceptional AI
In an era where conformity is just a click away, we find ourselves at a tipping point. In 1997, Apple launched a now-iconic commercial that proclaimed, "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the…
Free will in the age of AGI
In the darkness of the Caribbean Sea, a Soviet submarine glides silently beneath the waves. It is October 27, 1962, the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Inside the submarine B-59, Captain Vasily…
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Thought Experiments with Kush has published 26 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Philosophy, Society & Culture.
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