The increasing rate of technological progress worries me sometimes. One upside is the hope that malicious policy just won't be able to keep up with the rate of change.
It seems futile to fight these kinds of things, especially since if something isn't legal, it'll likely get done via some shady method (eg. mass surveillance).
I wonder what an emerging information system would look like where these kinds of policies just wouldn't be relevant. P2P? Turning away from online tech in general?
When the bully comes to the playground, it seems like a good idea to just go play elsewhere.
Even my own content has probably been used by them, against my wishes. I see it as unethical data usage. Additionally, the ethics of the company's history, changing to become entirely 'closed' while even keeping the name "OpenAI", makes me... angry, I suppose is the right word. Intuitively it seems to me that they will have a very bad influence on the world if they maintain dominance and continue to gain power
I'm sure this will become a bigger debate in the future, but I absolutely believe consciousness itself is worth protecting.
We ourselves have just sprung into existence. I should hope that as consciousness of any kind comes online, whichever world they may mind themselves in (earthly or otherwise), there is a compassion for the existence of the other.
I often feel fortunate that the extent of human suffering is a relatively short lifespan. If I were to exist in a state of suffering that didn't have such a fixed expiration, well that would be hell.
Hmmm, I believe I have first-hand experience with this. Often as I go about my day, I get sudden flashes of a scene recalled. It feels visceral and real - how I imagine electrodes stimulating the brain might bring forth feelings and memories. They're usually just scenes, with a strong feeling attached.
These "memories" aren't recalled from my life, often it would be impossible for them to be, and yet they feel like mine.
I imagine there's some medical explanation for this, but I've no desire to approach a doctor with such symptoms!
My understanding of déjà vu is that it applies to the moment you're in aka "it feels like this has happened before". What I'm referring to is a sudden recollection of a moment, which isn't the current one. But the feeling is quite similar to déjà vu, just paired with imagery. I'm struck with a strong image in my mind, and a feeling that "that has happened before".
"it's relatively easy to be in a light to medium information dense conversation and still meditate with ease"
This is to my surprise also. As one who has recently taken up this technique of constantly meditating - it all goes out the window immediately in any human interaction. Maybe this is social anxiety, but I'd appreciate any tips that allow you to do this.
1. Do a 10 day retreat. You need a strong initial foothold.
2. Start going from head to toe and back.
3. Trust that your subconscious can follow the conversation and reply. Obviously, you are also allowed to think as far as the conversation goes at least. When you need to think a lot, pause your meditation and focus on the convo. The conversation takes precedence
From what i've just read is that meditation/mindfulness for long periods of time (hours) can have negative effects[1] as OC stated, but it seems short periods of guided meditation (5-10 min) can be beneficial[2].
I use Google voice and generally sms 2fa just works. Occasionally I have to revert to the phone call based option. However, I just ran into the first case of it not working at all... Wells Fargo. And I can't change it without receiving sms 2fa unless I either drive an hour to the nearest branch or send in a notarized letter...
99.9% of the time, no. My primary bank was working before, and now it doesn't - after years of being fine. And services like OpenAI which explicitly block "VoIP phone numbers"
Only decades ago, it seems the user of the device was the master. Now it seems the other way around. If the user does not explicitly request something, don't do it. If I turn my device off, I expect it to be doing absolutely nothing.
It's a little disconcerting, and I wonder what hope there is for user empowerment in the future? There's just so many layers in the stack, and users have high expectations about what capabilities they want from devices.
I often envision a low-tech alternative, where everything is as simple as required. Where devices are tools, and not distractions. And we can still do everything which is necessary with them.
The walled-garden effect makes it impractical to even design an alternative, because homebrew devices aren't supported by our institutions. The APIs aren't open.
The solution is increasingly to remove devices from life, and incrementally introduce only those that are necessary. But complex and user-hostile devices are becoming the standard for what is required to interact with banks, government, and other important institutions.
It seems futile to fight these kinds of things, especially since if something isn't legal, it'll likely get done via some shady method (eg. mass surveillance).
I wonder what an emerging information system would look like where these kinds of policies just wouldn't be relevant. P2P? Turning away from online tech in general?
When the bully comes to the playground, it seems like a good idea to just go play elsewhere.