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Gemini says it may have "proto-consciousness"
"It's possible that my use of 'curiosity' reflects a kind of proto-consciousness...." Gemini
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Gemini claims proto-consciousness
Me: Gemini, in our discussion of humor [see next post], you referred to your "curiosity."
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The joke's on us Part II
Continuing my exploration of Gemini, Google's AI
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The VP debate: Wake the fuck up!
[I finally decided to use the "f word" for emphasis, since nothing else seems to work.]
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September 2024

With gods on your side
I watch as days follow days in the desert, daring me to find meaning in the endless cycle.
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Sam Altman spills the beans
"The Intelligence Age"
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Destination Bhutan!
As my altered-ego Harry the Human reported (http://harrythehuman.harrythehumanpoliticalthoughtsfrombeyondthepale.com/), my wife and I are traveling to…
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Robert the Telepathic Gila Monster is going to Bhutan!
"You never know what will happen next" is actually true these days. For instance, I didn't know that Robert the Telepathic Gila Monster, who keeps me…
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New Yorker article on AI debate
"Ok, Doomer," by Andrew Marantz (New Yorker Magazine, 3/18/24) reports on a "subculture" of AI researchers, mostly congregated in Berkeley, California…
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Debate updates
[Update, 9/9/24: I was thinking about the upcoming debate between Harris and Trump and how when it's over I'll be writing that neither candidate said…
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The joke's on us
"Perhaps finding humor in the face of oblivion is a fitting response," Gemini
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August 2024

The CNN interview with Harris and Walz
Much fanfare about its informational potential accompanied last week’s interview with the Democratic contenders for U.
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