JM TASK CAPACITIES & CONCEPTS, AND THE MACHINE DOMAIN If we examine how machines evolve in terms of not just task capacity, but task concept, we may discover: machines are limited to tasks and humans are not.
JM GONZO PHILANTHROPY AND THE TEACHERS YOU ALWAYS WANTED From the gonzo philanthropy of Mr Beast, to the high-polish low-key content of MKBHD. YouTube has become the new TV. TikTok will die before it gets close to this.
JM BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD Economics is the primary institution of the age. But what happens if we look at more than just 'managing the household'? What's the framing effect of economics?
JM GPT-3 AND THE DIGITAL TURK GPT-3 is a Digital Turk. It is no more an intelligent machine than a mirror is an intelligent machine. The ghost in the machine is us.
JM BUDDHISM & USEFULNESS What is the relevance of Buddhism in the modern world? What even is Buddhism?
JM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENTIMENT Do environmentalists just want to solve resource overconsumption and nature damage? Or something else? What comes after environmentalism?
JM RUNNING: EXPERIENCE + PROCESS Running is more than health outputs. It's the experience and process also. Being fit enough to run long distance every day is like having a private cable car.
JM SYSTEMS COMPLEXITY Some reflections on human technical systems, their safety, and the experience of being within them.
JM FOUR PROBLEMS OF AGI A true AGI will not behave like a human, and will not have any reason to attempt to take over or harm humans. Here are four problems indicating why.
JM TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN? Notes on Aaron Benanav's article in Logic Mag on a new model for the planned economy
JM WFC AND THE GENERATIVE TURN From Chomsky to Procedural Design with WFC: An inspirational and cautionary tale that computational designers might want to know.
JM GPT-3 AND THE NATURE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE Computation assumes human intelligence it is logical, mono-dimensional and accessible. But what if it isn't? What is the real nature of human intelligence?
JM MOVIES AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MODERN MALE Men need roles. And if it's not as patriarchs, or outriders of the patriarchy, what are they? I think Bourne is trying to find out.
