Tag: domestication
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Machines Can’t Be Domesticated
In Lewis Mumford’s Technics and Civilization the author writes that the machine was unique in that it was a human creation that could exist outside our own existence. For a while I thought that machines were simply a subset of language, but it seems there’s a differentiation worth making here. Humans encapsulate recursion into language,…
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AI Poisoning
Perhaps the reason driverless cars are “uncanny” is because the average person can’t merge with a car. When we drive a car, we are using a tool which has, as a result, our linguistic expression. We can detect hesitation, anger, happiness, etc. while watching how another’s car moves. It allows us to predict flows of…
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When Recycled Plastic Is Your Language
CES always has a theme. Back when I attended for the first and last time in 2019, the theme was VR, but now, 5 years later, I only know 2 or 3 people who have a VR headset. This year, it’s AI and robotics. It’s going to have a bigger future than VR, because almost…