Aug 31 2024 32 mins 4
This episode considers the speed, extent, and dangers of the AI technological revolution. The dreams of radical transhumanism depend on this transformation. I use 2 sources, both highly recommended reading:
1. Megathreats (2022) by Nouriel Roubini especially ch8.
2. The Coming Wave (2023 ) by Mustafa Suleyman.
The episode ends with a warning dream of mine about AI …
An expedition of Western soldiers in India stumbled on an unusual tomb. It is like a big room which is guarded by a living demon, whom the soldiers decide to execute perhaps by burning. They walk backwards to the place of execution while the blue demon walks forward in a sinister, elegant kind of dance.
A cautious interpretation is offered.
