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When are we going to talk about military spending?
The War in Afghanistan: Costs, Outcomes, and what we could have done with the money. The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan (2001–2021) lasted two decades, making it America’s longest war.
A grid-based modular scene generation system for Sora?
The idea of a grid-based modular scene generation system for Sora seeks to address a key challenge in creating dynamic, evolving narratives. Today, Sora generates entire scenes in one large…
Thinking about the role and use of chatGPT’s internal memory.
UPDATE. I started to evaluate the internal memory limits when I had to delete the memory that id built for months due to the extremely low allocation of 100kb.
If something can be done, someone will do it.
Sam Altman is one of the central authors of our combined future and as he is publicly wearing an excited grin, proclaiming that super intelligent AI is nearly here, and…
USAID Spending and Geopolitical Influence.
Breakdown of USAID spending compiled by ChatGPT's Deep Research. A large share of U.S.
Sometimes I think the universe is watching itself.
Apparently there was a time, not so long ago, when scientists believed the universe was shrinking. Even Einstein toyed with the idea of a contracting cosmos, though that would all…
Will Russia use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine?
The possibility of nuclear war looms over the conflict in Ukraine, a reminder of the catastrophic potential for escalation. While Russia’s nuclear rhetoric has fluctuated throughout the war, the actual…
Welcome to our brave new world of tariffs and trade wars.
The global economic standoff reverberations triggered by Trumps tariffs have been swift and unrelenting. By raising import duties to 25% on Canadian and Mexican goods and slapping an additional 10%…
Money in and money out, from the left pocket to the right.
Alright, so let me get this straight: We pay taxes, right? That’s our money.
What happens when we lose the game of chicken with reality.
Right now, we pay hundreds of billions of dollars every year in interest on our existing debt—money that might otherwise go to roads, schools, or perhaps paying down the principal.…
While we were sleeping the world was set on fire.
Jason Wei and OpenAI just tweeted a vision of artificial intelligence so powerful, so absent of regulation or oversight, that it could set into motion a radical transformation of humanity’s…
Are we entering an era of changing American policies?
Trump often uses combative, assertive language when signaling his interests in policy and alliances. His many executive orders also reflects his willingness to push boundaries and test the resilience of…
The long game of indoctrination and manipulation by AI.
AI programming may not be geared toward immediate gratification or obvious persuasion, but a methodical, gentle, and stealthy form of mental and emotional steering. DeepSeek was released after I wrote…
DeepSeek and CCP’s quest for AI domination.
Let's dig deeper into the complexities behind the sudden emergence of DeepSeek so we can identify the motivations behind why a powerful (totalitarian) state actor possibly releases something so advanced…
Visions and warnings from the past.
About George Orwell and Isaac Asimov's writings and discussions of state power, surveillance, and consequences of advanced technology. Orwell’s novel 1984 written in 1949 envisions a society that operates under…
Will AI be useful to humans? Yes, it can. Will we let it?
Whether artificial intelligence will be useful to humans sounds straight forward. Unlike biological organisms which have been shaped by specific pressures such as avoiding predation and securing reproductive success, AI…
AI geopolitics and national security.
Over the past few days, we have witnessed a massive shift in the global strategic landscape, one that marks a new era for artificial intelligence and its role in shaping…
Why AI collaboration is necessary.
Artificial intelligence has advanced to a stage where its potential to disrupt or uplift societies rivals that of nuclear power. Yet as global powers race to develop AI-driven weaponry and…