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Stupidly Intelligent

UPDATE 2023: The instinct of fear is an emergent property of entropy, and the universal driving force that motivates all living things, from virus on up, to survive. Obviously, fear influences our every thought and action. This is also the driving force behind all the harmful actions of humanity. Artificial intelligence is devoid of this […]

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Nov 23, 2013 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, fear, imagination, instinct, intelligence, thinking, worry

Don’t trust anyone under 60

The Science News’ article, Don’t trust any elephant under 60, reveals factors elephants use to choose a leader. (Google [Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age].) Surely, their criterion applies to all animals including people. Our choices for what to look for in a leader runs the gamut, as this excerpt from the Science […]

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May 29, 2011 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: balance, civilization, future, hunter gatherer, intelligence, mind, progress, wisdom

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