Musings on Cognitive Compression, Generality, and Autonomy
In discussing whether simple developmental AI that have rudimentary self-programming are “alive” or not, I wanted a way to distinguish them from big switch statements (BSS)... »
The Transhuman Continuity of Self Problem (Step 1 - Base Case)
What makes you the same person today and tomorrow? What makes you the same person you will be in 5 years? Or 5 years ago? Let... »
A Full and Comprehensive Style Test
This is just an ipsis verbis copy of the first example running on the Ghost Demo. This shows how you can use html styling to achieve... »
The Businessman & the fisherman
An American businessman took a vacation to a small coastal Mexican village on doctor’s orders. Unable to sleep after an urgent phone call from the office... »
First Person Triumph: Why I'm No Longer A CZARist.
A long tirade went here. It mysteriously disappeared. I’ll sum it up. The first basic tenant of CZARism is: “Everyone believes that they should act for... »