001768

I have a friend who, when I speak about nonhuman intelligences… or nonordinary situations, demands evidence. “Show me,” he says. I understand what he’s requesting. Yet I don’t think he can yet understand… that the aspect of his...

001769

“I went out this afternoon to obtain a slice of pizza. It was expensive, and I waited in line a long time to get it. I was really hungry. They handed it to me in a paper bag, which is absurd. Why the hell do I need a paper bag for a slice of pizza I am going to...

001770

“But ‘what’ is AI? It’s not what we’re thinking and pretending it is. That’s an ostensible fact, because, we have created something that is an entirely new »category of ‘stuff that exists’. When we do that, the meaning...

001771

“We are gathered here today for a very profound purpose… a holy purpose. To laugh. You’re here, and listening to me, because you and I both know that you are going to lose your mind. Literally. And that’s going to happen. Count on it. But...

001773

Humans throughout history have realized something astonishing: if people cannot tell »what you are (or invert this)… the whole library of possibilities suddenly appears before them. They have no idea »who to be in response, and thus, have no idea »what anything...