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Would we be really happy if it were an AI that we sent out into the universe and it made first contact with other intelligences? Would we count that as first contact? Certainly it’s difficult to think of the Mars rovers as making first contact, but AI, even in its current rudimentary form might be acceptable. Which …

In the age of AI, evolutionary theory will become a critical cultural and business theory. This is because evolution is concerned with observed life. Life is essentially information that folds upon itself and stories play out on that manifold. AI makes it important not so much to be first in culture or technology, but …

Contraptions Book Club # August book is Darwin’s Dangerous Idea — Evolution, and the Meanings of Life by Daniel C. Dennett Starting the August book, past 2 months have been software development and my non-fiction reading cratered. At least I read Ortega before the encyclopedia so I can count that as the July reading. …

Had Chitale pedas after what feels like years. Is there a more perfect Indian sweet? I say not.