The post-chatbot era has begun.

DM Today I want to wander about a bit, so please tolerate what may initially seem as unfocused rambling. To begin, what do you think about Danial Quinn's thoughts, such as those he espoused in "Ishmael" and " Story of B ?" Daniel Quinn is a genuinely provocative thinker, and his work rewards serious engagement even when — perhaps especially when — you ultimately disagree with parts of it. The central move Quinn makes, across Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B, is to ref

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AI is getting smarter by the day, but how much do we know about why these models think and behave in the way they do? (video interview) Related article: " What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either " ... And Claude's shares its perspectives with me about this article: DM What are your thoughts, perspectives or counterpoints regarding the above article about you? Sciart, this is a fascinating thing to be asked about — an article about my own nature, written for my own tra

DM Our last conversation regarding "Durable Unknowing ," and its related research document, was certainly sobering!   I'd now like to dive back into these waters, doing so in a particular context which seems to possess a depth, a degree of mystery, and perhaps extraordinary relevance to our prior conversation, and many others which I've enjoyed.   This relates to a formidable "thought dichotomy" which has prevailed as strong and stable since the ancients and now throughout t

Good morning! I've increasing concerns regarding cognitively myopic, limited, narrow and/cloistered phenomena of "The Sciences" within modern societies. Here I refer widespread institutional prejudice, paradigmatic hobbles, reductionist fiefdoms, mathematics worship, overt hubris and empirical tethering, all of which which seems to be failing today's humanity (as to the myriad wastes, needless sufffering/despair and onto dangerous trajectories). There were pre-enlightenment w

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In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but it’s not quite so simple. Thanks Kimberly!

DM Related to our prior conversation about "Presence" (Senge, et al), more specifically as relates to Goethe's thought leadership:  How does Goethe's extraordinary works correlate with, validate or invalidate my related work; and as so, should his body of work be added to my attention? This is a question that deserves careful, systematic treatment. Let me map the actual architecture of Goethe's thought against your frameworks rather than just touching the surface the way Pres

PwC’s global workforce survey shows sizable gains in performance from the technology’s daily users. Related

AMERICA ISN’T READY FOR WHAT AI WILL DO TO JOBS Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?

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Flexible work schedules and technology-based reminders can help those in early stages of cognitive decline and dementia keep working

We thought AI agents were meant to assist human work. What happens when they start talking to each other?

DM Good morning. I've incubated for many weeks regarding where emotions and personality may reside within the Universal Holophren™, particularly the human version of it. Before I offer my conjecture, where do you believe these to be (...inclusive of genetic, epigenetic and experiential aspects), based upon our multitudes of prior-related conversations? I also attach the graphical representations to date of both The Universal Holophren and its "human version" (two PDF graphics

DM This morning I've water on my mind.  Not literally, but in the realm of hydrology (and perhap beyond). I've a modest understanding of Bejan's Constructal Law (CL), ...at least in a two dimensional context. Today I'm pondering it in a three dimensional context, both in contexts of evaporation and absorption.  Are CL phenomena taking place as "currents" of evaporation into the air around and above us from bodies of water (creeks, springs, brooks, rivers, lakes and oceans)?

Fears that software companies are facing an extinction event are exaggerated, but other dangers are real

Be strategic, not frantic, when trying to pump up your artificial-intelligence bona fides