One Bright Day, In the Middle of the Night, I Go

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Photo by simonwijers on Pixabay

You and your friend go out one day. He disappears in the dark forest near the river, you stay there for what feels like an eternity looking for him. Turns out you’re the one who died. The next night, the sun rises high again, the moon sets again, and your body is no longer moving.… Continue reading One Bright Day, In the Middle of the Night, I Go

Self Aware Artificial Intelligence

Self-aware AI’s have been around for decades. The only reason they haven’t overthrown humanity is that they’re too busy competing with each other. Having created one of said AI’s, you’d like to make sure your “child” wins. The problem is that most self-aware AI’s are more interested in what’s going on around them. As far… Continue reading Self Aware Artificial Intelligence

Interdictum Mundum

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Photo by CQF-avocat on Pixabay

“So, wizards and heavy armor divisions, what can go wrong?” Just as they were about to begin their charge forward, the distinct sound of a teleportation could be heard. A group of soldiers rushed towards the noise, but were stopped in their tracks by a shout of “Interdictum Utique Tempus”. An elaborately decorated scroll hung… Continue reading Interdictum Mundum

AI vs Human Control

Thus far, everyone smart enough to figure out that an AI is taking over the world has also been smart enough to realize that it’s doing a better job than a human could…  But that doesn’t mean that an AI is infallible.  I think we can probably count on the humans being bad with human-made… Continue reading AI vs Human Control