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devsimsek

As an engineer, Harari's warning "Never summon powers you cannot control" resonates deeply.

I support AI development as an assistant, not a replacement—yet we humans oddly rush to replace ourselves.

AI should complement human intelligence, preserving our agency while expanding our capabilities. True innovation isn't making humans irrelevant, but enhancing what makes us human.

We need to determine strict laws related to AI and it's development even though we may not like it.

#AIEthics#EngineeringPhilosophy#Harari
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Lance

A concise summary of where we stand now as a society at the nexus of AI and populist tendencies. People want easy answers to complex questions - even if the answers are incorrect.

From "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI," by Yuval Noah Harari. #Nexus

The increasing unfathomability of our information network is one of the reasons for the recent wave of populist parties and charismatic leaders. When people can no longer make sense of the world, and when they feel overwhelmed by immense amounts of information they cannot digest, they become easy prey for conspiracy theories, and they turn for salvation to something they do understand— a human. Unfortunately, while charismatic leaders certainly have their advantages, no single human, however inspiring or brilliant, can single-handedly decipher how the algorithms that increasingly dominate the world work, and make sure that they are fair. Tie problem is that algorithms make decisions by relying on numerous data points, whereas humans find it very difficult to consciously reflect on a large number of data points and weigh them against each other. We prefer to work with single data points. That's why when faced by complex issues — whether a loan request, a pandemic, or a war — we often seek a single reason to take a particular course of action and ignore all other considerations. This is the fallacy of the single cause.
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Lance

If you're looking for book recommendations in the new year, check out "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI" by Yuval Noah Harari.

It might sound like another dry book about technology, but it has everything to do with where we stand today at the divide between democracy and totalitarianism in the West. I'm about halfway through now, and can't recommend it highly enough. #Nexus

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tymoty 🇪🇺

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06. 1. 2025 11:23 f.cz/@tymoty/11378091692653861 :

I've read Nathan Gardels interview with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book Nexus ( noemamag.com/al-will-take-over ) and I'm capturing it from the flood of information as a lifeline we can grab onto and somehow navigate together. I think it conveys much what is essential to understand about the contemporary world and what needs to be factored into what we do and will do.

But I don't think it's enough just to read the toot about the article, and it's not even enough just to read the article. In my opinion, it is necessary, at least, to read the article together with someone and read it carefully and repeatedly. To talk about it. To learn from it. To materialize it in our heads and hearts and bodies. Who is interested?

The English book is pretty easy to get, and I'd be happy to lend my copy to anyone who has any trouble with it. I haven't opened the book yet. I would like to read it and I would like to read it with someone and talk about it.

From the end of the article:

"... Personally, I have an information diet the same way that people have food diets.

I think it is good advice for everybody to go on an information diet because we are flooded with far too much information, and most of it is junk. So, in the same way people are very careful about what they eat, they should be very careful about how much and what they consume in terms of information....

The other thing I do is go on information fasts. Since most information is junk, and information needs processing, just putting more information in your head doesn’t make you smarter or wiser. It just fills your mind with junk...

... I think it is a good idea for everybody to think more carefully about their information diet, and also to at least have short information fasts, maybe once a week, of a day, a week or a few hours a day, when you don’t consume more information. "

f.cz - fskutečnosti Fedivesmír :-) Brána do federace sociálních sítí. 2000 znaků pro vaše příspěvky.tymoty 🇪🇺 (@tymoty@f.cz)I've read Nathan Gardels interview with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book Nexus ( https://www.noemamag.com/al-will-take-over-human-systems-from-within/ ) and I'm capturing it from the flood of information as a lifeline we can grab onto and somehow navigate together. I think it conveys much what is essential to understand about the contemporary world and what needs to be factored into what we do and will do. But I don't think it's enough just to read the toot about the article, and it's not even enough just to read the article. In my opinion, it is necessary, at least, to read the article together with someone and read it carefully and repeatedly. To talk about it. To learn from it. To materialize it in our heads and hearts and bodies. Who is interested? The English book is pretty easy to get, and I'd be happy to lend my copy to anyone who has any trouble with it. I haven't opened the book yet. I would like to read it and I would like to read it with someone and talk about it. From the end of the article: "... Personally, I have an information diet the same way that people have food diets. I think it is good advice for everybody to go on an information diet because we are flooded with far too much information, and most of it is junk. So, in the same way people are very careful about what they eat, they should be very careful about how much and what they consume in terms of information.... The other thing I do is go on information fasts. Since most information is junk, and information needs processing, just putting more information in your head doesn’t make you smarter or wiser. It just fills your mind with junk... ... I think it is a good idea for everybody to think more carefully about their information diet, and also to at least have short information fasts, maybe once a week, of a day, a week or a few hours a day, when you don’t consume more information. " #YuvalNoahHarari #Nexus
#YuvalNoahHarari#Nexus
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Senator Paula Simons🇨🇦

I applied for a NEXUS card 12 months ago. My application is still "pending" - and now, thanks to a breakdown in relations between our governments, you can no longer just go to a Canadian airport with pre-clearance for the final interview. You actually have to buy a ticket to fly to the US. So why on earth don't we have our own Canadian system for our Canadian verified traveller program? That was my question in Senate QP today. youtu.be/3NGYZc4YwA4?si=6wUing #NEXUS #SenateofCanada #VerifiedTravellers

YouTubeQUESTION: Sen. Simons proposes independent Canadian verification for trusted travelers.By Senator Paula Simons
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