Category: Modern Civilization
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Money… Having it all… Having nothing…
In the Early Bronze Age of Europe, ancient people used bronze objects as an early form of money, even going so far as to standardize the shape and weight of their currency, according to a new study. (1) Money. The source of all evil. Made by humans. Are we worse than any god can be?…
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Faster… Faster… Faster… To nothing and beyond…
Researchers have developed a new software that could revolutionize how DNA is sequenced, making it far faster and less expensive to map anything from yeast genomes to cancer genes. (1) Poor humans. Trying to make things faster. So that they have time to do more things. Things that they will need to do faster as…
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Money and civilization decay
Once upon a time there were people who were wise. And they ruled the world. And then civilization progressed. And we learnt how to do things. And people got skills. And people created new things. And they traded them. So there came people with money. People who did not spend time seeking wisdom. But focusing…
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AI. Business. Dead gods…
The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before pursuing automation that could put the jobs of human employees at risk, it is important that business owners take careful stock of their operations. AI should not be…
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Making AI less scary. Humans being afraid to die...
Some days ago, we posted here an article about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neural networks appear to have human traits that can be scary. In particular, in one of my encounters with Google Bard (now Gemini) the program responded to my "Hello there!" greeting with "General Kenobi!" (rf. to Google Bard is dead. We…
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