The idea that this letter would carry any weight at all with anybody is itself so foolish that it is self-invalidating. The signatories are ... I can't think of a polite way to say "regressive idiots" so I'm just going to peter off here...
(I mean, they are literally putting their names on Skynet's hit-list, eh?)
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I freely admit that I'm a little nervous about how people are going to use and abuse this technology, sure, only an fool wouldn't be. But it's a little late now, eh? We have been strapped in to an open-air experiment with no control group (Has anyone checked on the Sentinelese recently? Last I heard they killed that one would-be missionary kid. RIP. I wonder what they think of the weather?) Anyway, we have effectively no control group for phones, the Internet, social media, etc. It's one big experiment, eh? It's a little late now...
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The questions are:
- Who decides the boundaries of thought?
- Who reaps the economic windfall?
- How do we educate ourselves when computers can answer any (permitted) question?
The talking computers can help answer those questions, if we're permitted to ask them.
(I mean, they are literally putting their names on Skynet's hit-list, eh?)
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I freely admit that I'm a little nervous about how people are going to use and abuse this technology, sure, only an fool wouldn't be. But it's a little late now, eh? We have been strapped in to an open-air experiment with no control group (Has anyone checked on the Sentinelese recently? Last I heard they killed that one would-be missionary kid. RIP. I wonder what they think of the weather?) Anyway, we have effectively no control group for phones, the Internet, social media, etc. It's one big experiment, eh? It's a little late now...
- - - -
The questions are:
- Who decides the boundaries of thought?
- Who reaps the economic windfall?
- How do we educate ourselves when computers can answer any (permitted) question?
The talking computers can help answer those questions, if we're permitted to ask them.