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We are so much more than brains
While the human brain with its 86 billion neurons is fascinating, the human body with its 30 trillion cells is even more amazing. It's estimated to contain 39 trillion bacteria, which means we're only about 43% "Human". Our understanding of such complex ecosystems is very limited
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As powerful language is, it is a limited & limiting form of communication. Case in point: After a heated fight, try giving someone a hug & simply being silent - VS keep talking. The difference is dramatic. It's no accident that most life on earth prefers embodied communication.
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In a user generated reality, focus determines what manifests.
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Generative Bedtime Stories
A simple yet powerful app using Generative Voices + GPT + Apple Watch: "Bedtimes stories" where the style of the voice & story contents are continuously adapted based on biofeedback, to optimally put you to sleep. Such "Closed-Loop Feedback" tools will become very popular soon.
Illustration from research on "Closed-loop auditory stimulation"
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Companies in the Generative AI space that do not have a well-planed strategy for creating a "clean dataset" free of copyright issues, are short-sighted. Investing in a best-effort approach now can unlock significant opportunities down the line.
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We're approaching a critical juncture in human communication. In the next few years, artificial neural networks will play a crucial role in mediating the majority of our interactions.
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The notion that "intelligence" and "life" is a "distinct thing" that is contained "in a box" is likely one of the most short-sighted dogmatisms in current AI & Neuroscience culture.
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Is the time people spend talking with chatbots inversely correlated with the time people spend talking with people?
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People will only gradually realize that the "A" in AI stands for Anarchy.
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One of the most important insights gained in the past years is that Plants, Animals and Spaces often have far more interesting things to say, than people and their endless opinions.
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Amazing long flying dream last night. Incredible what is possible with out gravity an fear (same thing)
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Generative Spam Solutions
The pathway out of the generative spam avalanche conundrum requires building media tools that playfully empower users/consumers with agency, hyper-personalization of experiences, transparency and fair business models. Otherwise people will fatigue fast & all becomes meaningless.
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The killer app of Generative AI is communication augmentation.
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There is a ghost in the machine and the machine is inside the ghost
The increasingly heated discussion around the question if AI can be conscious is fun but mostly unimaginative. As a gateway into the twilight zone, consider that there is a ghost in the machine & the machine is inside the ghost. Reality is infinitely strange & wonderful. Enjoy it!
