In the opening words of the Gospel According to Saint John, it is written: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In our age, the foundational principle of existence might well be restated as: “In the beginning was the Code.” The 21st century has usheredContinueContinue reading ““In the Beginning was the Code””
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AI and the Paranoia of Power
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton) Someone once voiced a concern to the renowned physicist Lawrence Krauss about the potential threat of artificial intelligence (AI) to human existence. What if AI becomes so powerful that it enslaves humanity, treatingContinueContinue reading “AI and the Paranoia of Power”
Elon Musk’s Cheeky Tweet and the Mystery of Too Many Modals
The other day, Elon Musk posted a tweet that’s both hilarious and oddly revealing. Alongside a fake Aston Martin ad featuring a suggestive photo, Musk wrote: “This meme ad was made in 2013 when it was actually vaguely possible that it might be real.” Now, let’s pause for a second. What does “actually vaguely possibleContinueContinue reading “Elon Musk’s Cheeky Tweet and the Mystery of Too Many Modals”
While the Chinese gan and the Americans do, the French Continue to Faire
2018，侒躺平不干了。做宅男宅女也冇兴趣，就听丽萨的话，去做个佛系咸鱼。 飞机飞去张家界，和韩国人，K-pop 粉丝，以及别的咸鱼在缆车站里推挤尴聊。记得那条怒的名字叫年华蓝怒，也许是莲花南路？总而言之吧，那条怒在张家界，张家界在中国湖蓝省……点击文章标题👆阅读全文 —>
Yego’s Chronicles 