You are not legitimate leaders: An answer to Putin, Trump, Netanyahu et al.

These days, processing the news is sheer mental pain. The latest example is the suggestion of a real-life version of the ‘Hunger Games’ film series, under the headline ‘US government considers participation in citizenship reality TV show’. This revelling in the pain and misery of others, this joy in humiliating others, is perverse. Meanwhile, people are dying in Ukraine from Russian drone attacks, while Netanyahu is pushing ahead with ethnic cleansing and Trump is dreaming…
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The Colonization of the Future

How does AI determine social practice? Yesterday, I was talking to a mother who was deeply upset about the perceived unfair treatment of her son. In a school essay, her son, whom I know personally and to whom I attribute a high level of intelligence, was graded significantly lower than the essay of a classmate who is known for doing his homework with AI. My first assumption was that the underlying format of the exam…
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