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New comment by canaanical in "Preparing for Malicious Uses of AI"

canaanical — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:50:48 +0000

But the consolidation of energy (capital) and influence that allows corporate organisms to drive the "norm" has not been practiced on the scale of billions of users. "privacy" seems to be somewhat synonymous with, "finding a viable existence in parallel with the existing system." With massive-scale ability to automate who is within a norm or outside of it, avoiding an arbitrarily defined norm becomes un-viable.

New comment by canaanical in "Preparing for Malicious Uses of AI"

canaanical — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:26:14 +0000

Anecdotally, Google Opinion Rewards first question was whether or not I supported the UN. I immediately deleted the app.

New comment by canaanical in "Technological Unemployment: Much More Than You Wanted to Know"

canaanical — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:55:39 +0000

While I believe industrialization has certainly improved in the last 50 years, it feels that there has been a trend towards displacement of the vital work/product generation towards under-powered regions of the world. Potentially only very fortunate humans may now pursue careers in a more ethereal environment that is both profitable and emotionally fulfilling.

New comment by canaanical in "The duties of John von Neumann's assistant (1993)"

canaanical — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:19:05 +0000

This is an excellent and under-appreciated joke. Bravo.