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jgreidon Is the Space Pope Reptilian?

The core tension: The Pope's new AI encyclical says nobody knows what's inside these models (¶98), then says with certainty there's nobody home (¶99)

jgreidon We've promised to cure all disease for decades. Latest: $2.1B and a Nobel

I totally agree with the ‘cultural problem’. Death is a natural part of life and we shouldn’t forget that in our efforts to give people longer and healthier lives.

jgreidon A sleep-like consolidation mechanism for LLMs

Isn't this simply context pruning/optimization?

jgreidon Outsourcing plus local AI will soon become more economical vs. frontier labs

Governance and audit trail are incredibly valuable to large enterprise organizations, especially those working in regulated spaces. Companies will pay a premium if the security/privacy/compliance issues are handled effectively.

jgreidon Magnifica Humanitas

As far as I can tell, once humanity gets an opportunity to build something we build it. There's always some number of people who want to make it happen -- even if the consequences are not good for society writ large.