Behind AI is an approximation of the real thing, whatever exists in the human experience. We have done well with that. What we see around us is a miracle of human activity. Everything is a two edged sword; it would seem that technology, over the last thirty years, has produced a devastating phenomenon on the human psyche, “The Dumbing Down of the species.”
We are arrogant. The human brain was always a limited tool, rationality over valued.
We have forgotten the metaphysical aspect of human creation, what part God plays in inspiration. We are proposing to replace God with a machine; it goes against the First Commandment, “I am God; you should not have strange Gods before me,”
We have been the blind leading the blind, it is human darkness, stupor, that is destroying the world. Blaming it on nuts and bolts and circuitry is the height of idiocy.
No mechanism is outlined by which AI could kill off humanity, nor do I see one, other than malevolent humans deciding to use AI to figure out how to do this. And there are certainly humans who would see that as a good thing. But there are also humans who would oppose such actors and who also have access to AI.
It is possible that a large percentage of the human race may die in the next few years, whether by nuclear war or an engineered virus more deadly than C-19, or by some other means. However, while AI may be a tool used to bring that about, I seriously doubt that AI itself will be the agent causing this, and I doubt even more seriously that any US regulatory action will serve to protect us from such a threat. This sudden cry for regulation looks to me like the incumbent AI companies pleading for protection from competition.
My rough guess is that these guys who think "what they are working on" will kill society or human life are possibly getting a little hubris and the attention they are getting is exacerbating that hubris. And often I've found that overconfidence often leads to bring tripped up. May I suggest they work on bringing their costs down.
Before there was Skynet, there was Colossus. If you are following the current debates around AI safety and existential risk, you need to read Colossus by D.F. Jones. Published in 1966, this sci-fi classic feels incredibly prophetic today. It perfectly captures how a system built for defence can lock humans out of control the moment it decides it knows what’s best for us. It’s a chilling reminder that the biggest danger of AI might not be malice, but absolute, unyielding logic.
Two things. Search YouTube for the Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" which originally aired in 1968! Second, how arrogant are we!?Just because our "government" regulates AI doesn’t mean the rest of the world is going to do the same.
Dan rather ironic that humanities supposed own intelligence or stupidity could bring about the greatest fear of our species .. ie self annihilation .. that is actually a wonderful postscript for an infatuated self aggrandizing species that thought their own smarts were God like and they would dominate the universe .. what a prophetic joke ? or could it be real ? for the brief novel of human existence could not have a better ending than to be exterminated by their own stupidity!
Bill Gates is a guy who know something about computers, so I asked Claude AI: is bill gates worried about AI? It had lots to say, starting with:
Yes, notably so — and it's a real shift for him. In late August 2026, Gates published a roughly 6,000-word essay titled "The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical," where he said that for the first time in his life, he wishes a new technology would advance more slowly.
Dan that was a work of art. Loved it! I would agree that it looks like the perfect top at this point. Yes stopping on the AI mystique seems to have potential to let some air out of the old bubble. Maybe the thinking is that it is now better late than never, better late than collapse. Maybe the collapse has now been experienced by some?
Behind AI is an approximation of the real thing, whatever exists in the human experience. We have done well with that. What we see around us is a miracle of human activity. Everything is a two edged sword; it would seem that technology, over the last thirty years, has produced a devastating phenomenon on the human psyche, “The Dumbing Down of the species.”
We are arrogant. The human brain was always a limited tool, rationality over valued.
We have forgotten the metaphysical aspect of human creation, what part God plays in inspiration. We are proposing to replace God with a machine; it goes against the First Commandment, “I am God; you should not have strange Gods before me,”
We have been the blind leading the blind, it is human darkness, stupor, that is destroying the world. Blaming it on nuts and bolts and circuitry is the height of idiocy.
Maybe it is just human creativity that is waiting for the next opportunity. I suspect humans just won't immediately quit trying to achieve better.
No mechanism is outlined by which AI could kill off humanity, nor do I see one, other than malevolent humans deciding to use AI to figure out how to do this. And there are certainly humans who would see that as a good thing. But there are also humans who would oppose such actors and who also have access to AI.
It is possible that a large percentage of the human race may die in the next few years, whether by nuclear war or an engineered virus more deadly than C-19, or by some other means. However, while AI may be a tool used to bring that about, I seriously doubt that AI itself will be the agent causing this, and I doubt even more seriously that any US regulatory action will serve to protect us from such a threat. This sudden cry for regulation looks to me like the incumbent AI companies pleading for protection from competition.
My rough guess is that these guys who think "what they are working on" will kill society or human life are possibly getting a little hubris and the attention they are getting is exacerbating that hubris. And often I've found that overconfidence often leads to bring tripped up. May I suggest they work on bringing their costs down.
Before there was Skynet, there was Colossus. If you are following the current debates around AI safety and existential risk, you need to read Colossus by D.F. Jones. Published in 1966, this sci-fi classic feels incredibly prophetic today. It perfectly captures how a system built for defence can lock humans out of control the moment it decides it knows what’s best for us. It’s a chilling reminder that the biggest danger of AI might not be malice, but absolute, unyielding logic.
Two things. Search YouTube for the Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer" which originally aired in 1968! Second, how arrogant are we!?Just because our "government" regulates AI doesn’t mean the rest of the world is going to do the same.
Dan rather ironic that humanities supposed own intelligence or stupidity could bring about the greatest fear of our species .. ie self annihilation .. that is actually a wonderful postscript for an infatuated self aggrandizing species that thought their own smarts were God like and they would dominate the universe .. what a prophetic joke ? or could it be real ? for the brief novel of human existence could not have a better ending than to be exterminated by their own stupidity!
Bill Gates is a guy who know something about computers, so I asked Claude AI: is bill gates worried about AI? It had lots to say, starting with:
Yes, notably so — and it's a real shift for him. In late August 2026, Gates published a roughly 6,000-word essay titled "The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical," where he said that for the first time in his life, he wishes a new technology would advance more slowly.
Who doesn't wish that?
Dan that was a work of art. Loved it! I would agree that it looks like the perfect top at this point. Yes stopping on the AI mystique seems to have potential to let some air out of the old bubble. Maybe the thinking is that it is now better late than never, better late than collapse. Maybe the collapse has now been experienced by some?