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Blind Cronus

By Raelifin | Published: July 6, 2011

Fire, frozen in apple’s sweet shape, From promethean serpent it was sent. A rite of passage from “mere ape”; Extended forehead was Eve’s punishment. We are not Abel; we are Cain. Brother rots in Neandertal. Over all of Gaia we now reign. Child monarch of mother thrall. Stumbling from Darwin’s crude workshop, We see a [...]

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A Description of Egoism and the Singularity

By Raelifin | Published: April 5, 2011

I need to post what I write. I write often, to myself and to others, but so very often I feel as though the ideas and statements inside are somehow not worth publishing. This blog was only ever intended as a personal space; I have no obligation to post here, or any professional interest. So [...]

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Problem Not Solved: Unfriendly AI

By Raelifin | Published: December 16, 2010

Garry Kaspian walked into the toharina gymnasium cautiously. He was out of his element here; completely exposed to whatever these alien beings might chose to do to him. Kaspian was valued by the tohar because he was incredibly good at playing Lome, a sport of theirs similar to basketball. The tohar had no hands, only [...]

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One Genius or Two Normals

By Raelifin | Published: December 7, 2010

Let’s say you have a puzzle. Who would you rather hire to solve it: two strangers from the street-corner or an intellectual giant (Einstein, Da Vinci, whomever). Let’s say that this puzzle relates to cutting-edge science and technology. How many people of average intellect equal one genius?

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AGI Braindump Sept 2010

By Raelifin | Published: September 20, 2010

I wrote this up for someone who was interested in my thoughts on Artificial General Intelligence, and I thought I’d post it here as a kind of time capsule to show the state of my mind right now. If anyone has any questions or answers, please leave a comment. ^_^ With regard to AI, it’s [...]

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