@MaciekLaskus @timoreilly Agreed, that's where my mind has gone too

The sobering assessment by @cstross is helpful to level set. The determination to deal with these potential realities by @timoreilly is necessary

Thanks to @timoreilly for elevating this thread. I've been thinking a lot about power, who holds the keys to the gates of progress, and the incentives they have to unlock them.

I like the framing @naval. To add, the pace of change will demand a shift in what we think of as "long term"

One of my favorite pieces from @TheOnion

@AIHammer Whatever the configuration is, over the next 20-30 years, how we "work" will be reconfigured. I don't think it will be as time driven as it is today

Not convinced banning anyone is the right move, but how can we be more thoughtful about the outcome of all the attention and attebytes we expend here?

Appreciated @felixsalmon's reporting on the way power works on Twitter. Still has me thinking about a related question: what do we hope is the outcome of all these observations?

RT @TheCryptoPope: “ To go even further, maybe we build AI so that it assumes logic/reason-based responsibilities so we can focus on higher…

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