Tag: think piece
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Call of the Commune
My friends and I often joke about packing up and leaving the city to buck the trend by pooling our resources for commune living. Our joke has even gone so far as to have people picking out their desired roles & responsibilities within our made up pseudo-society. This musing isn’t unique to us; there is…
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Love
Love yourself.Love your kids.Love your spouse, partner or companion.Love your family.Love your friends. Love your free time.Love your hobbies.Love your work.Love your job.Love your colleagues.Love your boss.Love your corporate masters. Love your neighbours.Love your suburb, town or city.Love your state.Love your country. Love the system that keeps you fed, clothed, housed & breathing.Love the power…
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Writing in a Post ChatGPT World
From the outset it should be said that I use ChatGPT pretty much daily and think it is an amazing piece of technology set to change the course of human history (as if it hasn’t already done so). But now the act of putting thoughts to paper in my own often grammatically dubious and bumbling…
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AI & Automation Revolution
Artificial Intelligence vs. Machine Learning: Understanding the Differences Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. AI refers to the broader concept of machines that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as perception, reasoning, and learning. Machine learning, on the other…
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Solarpunk
What started as pure aesthetic has become social underground with books and manifestos building an optimistic ideological movement providing much needed hope for the future.
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What if There is Nothing After?
What if there really is nothing after? You close your eyes, fall off your perch and then, nothing. No more sense of self, no Valhalla, no pearly gates, or even the eternal torment of hell. What happens to your values if it turns out there is no weighing of hearts against feathers, no ledger of…
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Futurist
Assumptions & Definition After assuming the moniker of “futurist” I realised I didn’t really have a deep understanding of what the term means. I had a vague notion it meant someone who thinks about and envisions the future especially around how technology will affect society at large. The logic could follow just as a capitalist…
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Perfect Worker Drone
True sentience in artificial intelligence is the pinnacle but semi-autonomous non-sentient machines might be the key to our future.
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Homeowner Dream Killer
Owning a home as a first home buyer is getting further and further out of reach, negative gearing and investors might be to blame.
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Reason Based Text Alignment Discovery Model
The hottest topic currently is fake news and the proliferation of disinformation. Though it would be counter to the wishes of corporations more interested in profits than human collective good, a system is sorely required to analyse text content that is shared as & undistinguishable from facts. Small statements with no backing and linking to…
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