I am deeply proud of my brilliant colleagues! I have a feeling, though, that there are brilliant people who don't have amazing educational opportunities & society would be better off if more people with incredible talent had opportunities to shine.
ETHICS
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Borges on Loss: What Infinite Have We Lost?
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As Borges said, who of us has never felt that they have lost something infinite?
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Shared Consciousness: Exploring Our Paradox of Connection
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We feel deeply alone, but there’s a contradiction. We also feel deeply connected. We share the same consciousness, the same existence, the same miracle of life, reflected back at us by nature, animals, and children.
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Confronting AI’s Ultimate Existential Questions
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You cannot avoid the ultimate questions forever.
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Why We Exist: Existential Questions in AI Age
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Ultimately, we are bewildered and confused creatures. We spring into existence and have no idea how or why we got here. Why monkey? Why three dimensions? Why planet Earth? Why so short? Why these thoughts? What is my purpose? How long have I got?
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Verification Over Belief: Personal Experience in AI Trust
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It may be written down in a holy book, that's not enough. A belief will not satisfy like something verified for yourself.
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Science Requires Verification and Replicability of Results
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With science, sometimes you can take other people's word for it, because ultimately, it's verifiable and checkable by yourself. If the results don't replicate, it's not science. If you can't verify it for yourself, given sufficient time and resources, it's not science.
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Scientific Truth Evolves: Better Explanations Replace Previous Understanding
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Scientific truth is our best answer at the moment. Later, you may find a better truth, which explains the previous things, plus something else that was unexplained before.
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Stand on Giants’ Shoulders: Verify and Innovate
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You don’t have to reinvent the whole wheel yourself. Starting from scratch, you wouldn't even discover fire before you died. Yes, stand on the shoulders of giants, but verify what you can.
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Verify Experts: Logic, Reason, Self-Check Always
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Use logic, reason, and self-verification. Check up on the “experts,” no exceptions, especially in matters of politics and money.