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Ottomic87 t1_jdlpz43 wrote
Reply to An ESA advisory committee has recommended Europe should independently develop its own space station when the ISS retires, and develop its own lunar base independently of NASA's Artemis plans. by lughnasadh
ESA recommending having an ESA station, moonbase and Mars casino with blackjack and hookers feels a bit like that Obama giving Obama a medal meme.
Would it be cool? Sure. Would be that smart? Hardly. Are we doing to? No, we aren't going to.
SomeoneSomewhere1984 t1_jdlpydv wrote
Reply to comment by GodzlIIa in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
I think it may achieve conscious, but a different kind of conscious to what we experience.
manicdee33 t1_jdlp2gg wrote
Reply to comment by GodzlIIa in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
> Do you think your consciousness now is the same consciousness of your 5 year old self?
Did you actually exist half a second ago or is your entire life just a set of memories that were implanted when the entire world was created just now?
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GodzlIIa t1_jdlogl3 wrote
Reply to comment by reallyrich999 in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
Yea I guess I did not mean to downplay it. Saying its the biggest discovery in human history probably would be true. I just don't think people would kill themselves over it. We don't really think we are special in the universe in any way as it is, so I don't see how being in a simulation would make that much different.
KisaruBandit t1_jdlobts wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in A recently submitted paper has demonstrated that Stable Diffusion can accurately reconstruct images from fMRI scans, effectively allowing it to "read people's minds". by iboughtarock
Reading already requires a damn MRI machine, writing would require incredibly invasive surgical implants at minimum. Significant hardware issues. I wouldn't sweat it until we're at the deep neural implant stage of cyberpunk future.
reallyrich999 t1_jdlnwhj wrote
Reply to comment by GodzlIIa in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
It will be the biggest change in history. It wont just be religious people losing their shit, the group of undecideds (atheist, agnostics) will probably exit so nonchalantly and rapidly, the entire world would see and feel a noticeable change. What used to be long lines at places like airports and tourist destinations will vanish overnight, services we're so accustomed to might just fully stop in its tracks. The world will feel so quiet, empty and peaceful.. At first, but immediately right after it will become depressing.
BadMon25 t1_jdlnqmu wrote
Reply to comment by GodzlIIa in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
I think it may be able to articulate the chaotic nature of human emotions or the human it’s attached to, and yet never fully understand it. I mean the the brain of a clinically depressed person to a schizophrenic to a demented person. I feel like that would confuse it
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GodzlIIa t1_jdlnao8 wrote
Reply to comment by reallyrich999 in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
I mean would it really change much? I imagine the religious people might flip out, but the rest of us will realize it doesn't change much.
GodzlIIa t1_jdln68s wrote
Reply to comment by BadMon25 in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
>I don’t think AI will ever be able to completely replicate human emotions
I mean thats a crazy statement to say it can NEVER get there. But saying it wont get their in our lifetimes or our grandchildrens lifetimes, or even in humanity's lifetime if you think we are gonna kill ourselves soon, might be reasonable.
GodzlIIa t1_jdln2j5 wrote
Reply to comment by Buggy3D in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
>The personality you have today is no longer the same as the one you had 10 years ago.
I agree 100%, and I often ask people this question:
Do you think your consciousness now is the same consciousness of your 5 year old self?
GodzlIIa t1_jdln03x wrote
Reply to comment by jeremy-o in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
Yep we are just biological computing machines. We aren't even that impressive or big or smart ones, but we are EXTREMELY complicated ones. Progress in understanding how the brain works is going to be a slow journey.
Amookoo t1_jdlmslk wrote
Reply to comment by Throwaway-tan in A recently submitted paper has demonstrated that Stable Diffusion can accurately reconstruct images from fMRI scans, effectively allowing it to "read people's minds". by iboughtarock
The thing is you are looking for pain. There will be no bondage but for those that seek it. Especially in a society with "Individual Brainwave Monitors"
reallyrich999 t1_jdlmfkr wrote
Reply to What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
If some scientist or group of scientist accidentally prove that we actually are in a simulation I can guarantee there will be a mass exodus from this mortal coil.
Mercurionio t1_jdlmewp wrote
Reply to comment by MrRandomNumber in Stanford Researchers Take Down Alpaca AI Over Cost and Hallucinations by matt2001
Messing up with facts will make you killed.
Like, an Alpaca assistant that will give you completely wrong data about your power circuit. And list go on.
These models must be based on the world WE are living in. Not that they are creating based on the params
ginja_ninja t1_jdlm0ri wrote
Reply to comment by Throwaway-tan in A recently submitted paper has demonstrated that Stable Diffusion can accurately reconstruct images from fMRI scans, effectively allowing it to "read people's minds". by iboughtarock
The attempted implementation of mind jannies will be the breaking point for society where heads start rolling
Throwaway-tan t1_jdllyz3 wrote
Reply to comment by Amookoo in A recently submitted paper has demonstrated that Stable Diffusion can accurately reconstruct images from fMRI scans, effectively allowing it to "read people's minds". by iboughtarock
As the value of human life decreases I think some form of indentured servitude will continue to exist.
Mercurionio t1_jdllxw0 wrote
Reply to What do you see as outlooks for trade, tourism, and immigration in the coming decade? by Test19s
Trade will become even more secured then now, basically, creating a very tight market, instead of global trading like it was before. Pandemic, and Russian invasion already pushed that.
Traveling will be a problem because of that too. Although to a lesser point.
Workforce and educational systems will be obliterated. Not only education will be useless (most of the stuff won't be needed anyway), it is also a problem from financial stand point.
Workforce will be obliterated. Fast growing of AI replacing everyone won't be equal between countries, making a chaotic and colossal migration of those who will still be able to find a job.
Amookoo t1_jdllmxc wrote
Reply to comment by Throwaway-tan in A recently submitted paper has demonstrated that Stable Diffusion can accurately reconstruct images from fMRI scans, effectively allowing it to "read people's minds". by iboughtarock
You assume people will have to work when these technologies exist en masse.
Very negative.
xmmdrive t1_jdlks32 wrote
A summary of what those things are that we can do:
First by far: Choose low-emission transport. That means walk, bike, or EV. Use low-carbon public transport if available in your area. Fly less.
Second: Eat less meat, sugars, and packaged processed food, and eat less at wasteful places like restaurants.
Third: Insulate your house properly and switch to heat pumps and inductive cooktops.
What the article doesn't mention is that you should also consider where the goods you buy come from. Buy local where possible. In general, the further a product has to travel to get to you, the bigger its carbon footprint.
EDIT: Not sure what kind of knuckle-dragger would downvote this. Someone with shares in fossil fuels or just another Reddit climate doomer who gets off on the thought of the planet burning?
Buggy3D t1_jdlkjv2 wrote
Reply to What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
Here is my theory. Your personality is merely an exact set of electric repetitions in an exact given pattern.
As time changes, so do your pathways in your brain. Electric pulses change accordingly.
The personality you have today is no longer the same as the one you had 10 years ago.
If there was a way to scan your exact neurological pathway and pulsation periodicity, I do believe your personality could be carried over and duplicated.
One would need an ability to scan billions of synapses per second to capture them, but I think it might be possible sometime in the future.
Decent-Discipline849 t1_jdlkehs wrote
Reply to What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider
To complex although I love the thinking here
WHat if
Kaz_55 t1_jdlqtvi wrote
Reply to comment by r2k-in-the-vortex in An ESA advisory committee has recommended Europe should independently develop its own space station when the ISS retires, and develop its own lunar base independently of NASA's Artemis plans. by lughnasadh
>But with rise of spacex Ariane model is over and done with, not that it was ever man rated anyway.
It is, actually
>Ariane 5 was originally intended to launch the Hermes spacecraft, and thus it is rated for human space launches.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5
Not that I would expect a SpaceX fan to know that.
I'd also like to remind you that SpaceX was pretty vocal about those Mars colonies and how they would be funded via their satellite internet, none of which has worked out so far, let alone it being profitable. "Reuse" is nice to have, but it is not mandatory.