Simon Brooke19h ago

"we are at the end of days. Our planet — which is, as far as we know, the only planet anywhere in the universe to support intelligent life — is literally burning as I write this, and it is burning because we are burning it. Building huge data centres to pursue the egocentric fantasies of kleptocrat pirates only accelerates that process"

#AGI
#ArtificialGeneralIntelligence
#ClimateEmergency

https://www.journeyman.cc/blog/posts-output/2026-05-11-AGI-Will-Not-Have-A-Lizard-Brain/

AGI Will Not Have a Lizard Brain

Rejoice, for even though we do, verily, walk through the valley of the shadow of death, not all the phantasms we see in the valley are as dark as they appear.

The Fool on the Hill
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg17h ago
@simon_brooke I think, it's not so important if humans will survive. The question is when humans will recognise that #ants already took over world dominion, being more intelligent that all these AI-bros ever imagined ... and are. 😎
Show threadThe ol' tealeg 🐡16h ago
@NatureMC @simon_brooke hang on, it feels like you're slowly working up to the plot of H.G. Wells "Empire of Ants", and the film it inspired, "Phase IV".
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg16h ago

@tealeg Unfortunately, I don't know the book, neither the film. But I know ants a little bit 🤫 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-07-when-gardeners-run-wild-part-1/id1630784381?i=1000606747381

@simon_brooke

Ep 07 When Gardeners Run Wild (part 1)

Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · March 31, 2023 · 1h 11m

Apple Podcasts
Show threadThe ol' tealeg 🐡16h ago
@NatureMC @simon_brooke nice, giving it a listen 😍
Show threadThe ol' tealeg 🐡
@NatureMC @simon_brooke what an utterly charming podcast.
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