Breezly

August 4, 2020 8:27 am

Everyone on this planet needs to take the probable and irreversible consequences of artificial intelligence seriously. This is no longer a science fiction fantasy to laugh off, but an inevitability. O... View More

Can we build AI without losing control over it? | Sam Harris

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Scared of superintelligent AI? You should be, says neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris -- and not just in some theoretical way. We're going to build superhuman machines, says Harris, but we haven't yet grappled with the problems associated with creating something that may treat us the way we treat ants. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

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Taileater

Not sure if I can ever really take Sam Harris as serious. He has no concept of consciousness in my book, and how an AI system would work if it became "self aware".

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Breezly

I disagree with Sam Harris on a hell of a lot, but I think what he mentions here is undeniable. Artificial intelligence may never have consciousness, but the threat of ai advancing in intelligence beyond our control is still important to consider I think. That isn't to say this digital intelligence ... View More

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Breezly

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to be gained. AI could send us hundreds or thousands of years into the future with advances, but we can't so quickly give it the benefit of the doubt and ignore what's at stake.

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ALX8721

Man, Mike we ever get that AI category created? We def need an AI group!!! Very good conversations to be had within this topic!!

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Breezly The Search for Answers

August 3, 2020 5:14 am

The Benefits of Reading Great Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pScJa4ZbYo0&t=1s Don't forget to read folks. You may just discover a seemingly endless source of knowledge and wisdom amassed throu... View More

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Sirius

Fantastic! One of my oldest and most enduring loves; I find myself acquiring more books than I seem to be able to make time to read these days, and this was just the inspiring nudge I needed. Thanks for this.

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T Rex Ophora

I try to get stuff done most days, buy books just suck me in... With the amount of information available to me, i have trouble getting anything done!

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I find that, in my experience, there is a difference between the three "modes"' of book. Physical book being prone to drawing me in to a single sentence or part of a sentence. The portion becoming an avenue for imagination or appreciation all its own. Electronic books have some of that quality, but ... View More

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Ironic that it is a video.

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Breezly The Search for Answers

August 3, 2020 5:14 am

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984 are two classic novels which present their own unique dystopias based on the concerns each author had for the future. These brief analyses will... View More

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August 3, 2020 5:14 am

JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ObvK4NR_LI&bpctr=1596309081 This documentary is long, but very interesting. It addresses the "trick" or the conspiracy beh... View More

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Authoritatively written and narrated by Francis Richard Conolly, the film begins its labyrinthine tale during the era of World War I, when the wealthiest and...

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Vigoda

I voted for Kerry in 2004 (my first time being old enough to vote) as part of the anybody-but-bush campaign. I learned almost immediately afterwards that he (like his opponent Bush) is a member of skull and bones and I had been duped (funny how this fact never came up while I was engulfed in mainst... View More

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Breezly The Search for Answers

August 1, 2020 6:15 am

So at least check out the first article below on the new surveillance and monitoring in China as a response to the pandemic. Will we wait until this happens globally to acknowledge our path towards co... View MoreSo at least check out the first article below on the new surveillance and monitoring in China as a response to the pandemic. Will we wait until this happens globally to acknowledge our path towards complete and total surveillance and subjugation? It would be too late at that point though right? Thanks to good old Edward Snowden's "treasonous" actions, we are all aware of the government's surveillance of every single person, foreign and domestic, by any means possible through our electronic devices, internet activity, and God knows what else. We are also aware of all the companies we continue to support who collect information for reasons beyond what we have a right to know as their customers. We argue over the latest social activism trends, as we continue to divide ourselves and grow in hate. Many are beginning to demand that our government and communication platforms take control of the conversation as a means of silencing "problematic and dangerous" voices. We see our people starving, and continue supporting the business magnates who outsource work to Chinese SLAVES in order to give us the lowest prices at the highest convenience. We complain how rich they have become through these immoral business practices, yet we continue supporting these companies and the tyranny of China as opposed to smaller businesses who bring jobs, wealth, success, and happiness to our people and their communities. (Yes me too, I am guilty of this) Many ask the government to take control of the distribution of wealth to quickly solve that problem without effort, and with no need to change how we live... right? How much of our freedom must we hand over instead of taking matters into our own hands? How long until we remember that we the people are the only ones looking out for our best interests. How long will we turn a blind eye to those already subjugated for our own comfort, and continue fighting for the people who mean to subjugate us? Please take a look at the current state of China. Do not fool yourself in thinking this cannot happen to us. The Chinese government is simply ahead of the game as far as those leading us in that direction are concerned. I should mention I don't mean to create fear. I simply mean to remind people that trusting in the humanity and morality of those who would accept the freedoms you'd hand over to them, would without a doubt be the biggest mistake you could ever make. What are your thoughts? Surveillance and Monitoring in China: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/09/the-new-normal-chinas-excessive-coronavirus-public-monitoring-could-be-here-to-stay Censoring in China: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-scary-lesson-to-the-world-censoring-the-internet-works/2016/05/23/413afe78-fff3-11e5-8bb1-f124a43f84dc_story.html And here's more terrible shit going on in China, but I assure you the list goes on. Internment, Indoctrination, Torture, and Sterilization in China: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uighurs-xinjiang?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgo_5BRDuARIsADDEntQR8bD54eRFlI_JkNTAKAb_Jxx0JDwiMvFewYuHO7eGCjFemucT2scaAlI7EALw_wcB Religious Persecution in China: https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/08/10/the-attempted-shutdown-of-chinas-christians/ Gadgets made in forced labor camps in......China: https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/03/03/gadgets-likely-made-chinese-forced-labor-camps-uyghurs/

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'The new normal': China's excessive coronavirus public monitoring could be here to stay | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian

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'The new normal': China's excessive coronavirus public monitoring could be here to stay | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian

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Breezly The Search for Answers

July 30, 2020 5:54 am

“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unho... View More“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of statesmanship today.” - Theodore Roosevelt “Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.” - Woodrow Wilson “The very word “secrecy” is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings… Our way of life is under attack. Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe… no war ever posed a greater threat to our security. If you are awaiting a finding of “clear and present danger,” then I can only say that the danger has never been more clear and its presence has never been more imminent… For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence–on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed.” - John F Kennedy

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July 29, 2020 9:42 pm

So the Washington Post wrote this article talking about the dangers of conspiracy theories. It's true that the spread of misinformation can be dangerous. False information can of course put people in ... View More

Opinion | The three reasons conspiracy theories are more dangerous than ever

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Disasters always breed conspiracy theories. But now they have the president’s support.

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Mike

Yeah we never talk about politics or anything divisive on our podcast only deep research, philosophizing, and sharing experiences.

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Breezly

Unfortunately politics are finding their way into almost every subject and facet of our lives to the point that expressing your political views has become unavoidable. It sucks, but wouldn't be such a big deal if people could respectfully disagree.

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Mike

Civil discourse is a lost art. The internet has changed that forever hopefully we can find our way out of this. The problem is lack of face to face communication. Most people wouldn't say most of the shit they say online in person because the internet allows them the cover of saying what most people... View More

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Breezly

Very true

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Breezly The Search for Answers

July 29, 2020 7:41 pm

The following investigation, consisting of 4 parts, will trace back the history of the relationship between organized crime, the government, and some of the most powerful and influential figures of to... View More

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Shocking Origins of the Jeffrey Epstein Case

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Unraveling the long and sordid origins of the Jeffrey Epstein case and its connections to Roy Cohn, organized crime and the US government.

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