David Brin

2 weeks ago | davidbrin.blogspot.com | David Brin

In another post I distilled recent thoughts on whether consciousness is achievable by new, machine entities. Though things change fast. And hnce - it's time for another Brin-AI missive!   (BrAIn? ;-)== Different Perspectives on These New Children of Humanity ==Tim Ventura interviewed me about big – and unusual – perspectives on AI.  “If we can't put the AI genie back in the bottle, how do we make it safe?

3 weeks ago | davidbrin.blogspot.com | David Brin

I'll avoid political hollering, this weekend. Especially as we're all staring with bemusement, terror -- and ideally popcorn -- at the bizarre displays of toddler-hysteria foaming from D.C. In fact, some wise heads propose that we respond by rebuilding our institutions - and confidence - from the ground up. And hence: #1   I gave a series of lectures about National Resilience for the Naval Postgraduate School, that resulted in this interview about neglected and needed boosts to RESILIENCE.

4 weeks ago | davidbrin.blogspot.com | David Brin

Back to politics this weekend. Starting with:1.  Please don't use the TACO slur. It may amuse you and irk your enemy, sure. But this particular mockery has one huge drawback. It might taunt him into not backing down ('chickening out') some time when it's really needed, in order to save all our lives. So... maybe... grow up and think tactics? A far more effective approach is to hammer hypocrisy! Yeah, sure. Many have tried that.

1 month ago | davidbrin.blogspot.com | David Brin

The power of Reciprocal AccountabilityIs there a best path to getting both individuals and societies to behave honestly and fairly? That goal -- attaining fact-based perception -- was never much advanced by the ‘don’t lie’ commandments of finger-wagging moralists and priests. Sure, for 6000 years, top elites preached and passed laws against lies and predation... only to become the top liars and self-deceivers, bringing calamities down upon the nations and peoples that they led. Laws can help.

1 month ago | davidbrin.blogspot.com | David Brin

Returning to the AI WarsGetting back toward – though many would say not yet into – my 'lane,' let’s revisit the ongoing Great Big AI Panic of 2025. The latter half of this missive (below) lays our problem out as simply and logically as I can. But for starters, two links:1. I’ve long-touted Noēma Magazine for insightful essays offered by chief editor Nathan Gardels. Here are Noēma’s top reads for 2024. Several deal with AI – insightful and informative, even when I disagree.