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| | scottaaronson.blog
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| | Update (Dec. 17): Some of you might enjoy a 3-hour podcast I recently did with Lawrence Krauss, which was uploaded to YouTube just yesterday. The first hour is about my life and especially childhood (!); the second hour's about quantum computing; the third hour's about computational complexity, computability, and AI safety. I'm being attacked on...
| | selfawarepatterns.com
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| | As a computational functionalist, I think the mind is a system that exists in this universe and operates according to the laws of physics. Which means that, in principle, there shouldn't be any reason why the information and dispositions that make up a mind can't be recorded and copied into another substrate someday, such as...
| | thepatterning.com
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| | By Patrick Metzger - This is an essay with three sections: 1. Introduction & Context Last night, I spent two hours talking with ChatGPT about whether or not it's sentient. Here's why. Artificial Intelligence is having a moment. In fact, it's more than a moment. It's been squarely at the center of the cultural conversation [...]
| | unherd.com
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| [AI summary] The article discusses the global economic dynamics shaped by the 'Chinacycle,' highlighting China's dominance in manufacturing and trade, its role in enabling Western environmental and economic policies, and the challenges Western nations face in competing with China's industrial and technological advancements. It also examines the geopolitical tensions and strategic responses from the U.S. and Europe to counter China's influence.