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New Theories / Re: Universal Utopia? What's The Universal Terminal Goal?

« on: Yesterday at 13:56:40 »

Being bipedal nor having 46 chromosomes are not universally required to have a goal.

Which is why I said "mostly". It's the default state of homo sapiens but folk with fewer legs or more chromosomes qualify if they are the offspring of members of the said species.

The task you set was to characterise a human, not to specify the requirements for having a goal.

Essentially, I asked what makes you think that being human is a universal requirement to have a goal.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: Yesterday at 13:54:27 »

Some say that money is the root of all evil.

Did Hamas Make Millions Betting Against Israeli Shares Ahead of Attack? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Israeli is investigating claims by U.S. researchers that some investors may have known in advance of a Hamas plan to attack Israel on October 7 and used that information to profit from Israeli securities.

Someone bet against the Israeli stock market ahead of the war and research suggests they could be linked to Hamas?

So did Hamas short Israel? Palki Sharma tells you.

On the flip side, a comment to the video says.

Given the eerie silence of Israeli intelligence prior to Hamas attack, it could be premature to conclude that short sellers were Hamas ally

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New Theories / Re: How close are we from building a virtual universe?

« on: Yesterday at 11:34:06 »

I've been wondering about this idea since high school. I built and used a simple analog calculator for my scientific research competition using op-amps.

Efficiency is the main advantage of analog systems for AI. The Neuromorphic Chips are more closely resembling brains than traditional digital computer chips.

Sam Altman's Brain Chips | Rain Neuromorphic Chips | UAE Funds and US National Security and Q*

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New Theories / Re: How close are we from building a virtual universe?

« on: Yesterday at 11:08:28 »

What's generated by Alpha Zero by self playing is synthetic data.

So AI is a complicated and unsatisfying form of masturbation? Might account for the sort of garbage that chatbots deliver.

AI faces no sexual pressure just for survival.
Nevertheless, that strategy has successfully been proven to beat the best human players of chess and go.
Humans delivering garbage in online chats is not an especially rare occurance.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: Yesterday at 02:56:20 »

The intellectually puny are unable to challenge or insult anyone alive, but you can't libel the dead and they don't fight back, so any journalist or politician can gain airtime and money by claiming that the deceased was flawed. 100% hindsight can be seriously astigmatic.

Hindsights are useful as lessons learned to prevent doing similar mistakes in the future. Moral questions inevitably run into is-ought problem. IMO, instead of completely separated, they can be related through the questions,
What is our current condition?
And
What ought to be done in the past to make it better?

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: Yesterday at 02:53:42 »

Not if "we" are antisemites.

It's a common practice among both antisemitic and prosemitic societies.

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New Theories / Re: Universal Utopia? What's The Universal Terminal Goal?

« on: 05/12/2023 13:05:32 »

common usage of the word "universal" as in "universal declaration of human rights".

a member of the species homo sapiens - a mostly hairless bipedal mammal with (mostly) 46 chromosomes and a unique desire and ability to kill other members of the same species for no logical reason

Being bipedal nor having 46 chromosomes are not universally required to have a goal.

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New Theories / Re: Universal Utopia? What's The Universal Terminal Goal?

« on: 05/12/2023 13:01:13 »

the existence of any two conscious entities with different goals (e.g. predator and prey) means that there is no universal goal.

They both try to extend their existence into the future. Killing the prey is an instrumental goal for the predator. Letting the predator die in starvation is an instrumental goal for the prey.

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New Theories / Re: Universal Utopia? What's The Universal Terminal Goal?

« on: 05/12/2023 12:30:28 »

Technology is a set of tools. Or at least it used to be. Nowadays it's become a general term for fashionable stuff you don't really need, that makes your life complicated and expensive.

Which technology are you referring to?

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New Theories / Re: How close are we from building a virtual universe?

« on: 05/12/2023 06:37:04 »

What's important is that relevant/significant parts are preserved in the synthesized data, while irrelevant/misleading parts are discarded.

In other words, it's a sim, not a synth.

As commonly accepted by AI researchers and data scientists, understanding the real world is a process of data compression. It converts data points into insights, patterns, general rules, equations, or algorithms.
Generating simulations and synthetic data is the reverse process, which is useful to train smaller AI agents to get the same understanding more efficiently using less data and less memory.
Note that the synthetic data is used to make smaller agents learn and able to produce the correct outputs during deployment with real world data.
What's generated by Alpha Zero by self playing is synthetic data. It's not produced by some measurements.

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New Theories / Re: Why light changes its speed and direction during refraction?

« on: 04/12/2023 02:28:47 »

X-rays "faster" than the speed of light, and more refractive index questions | Optics puzzles part 4

Timestamps:

0:00 - Why slowing implies bending
3:36 - Recap for how slowing happens
5:08 - Birefringence
6:19 - The barber pole
8:20 - When the refractive index is less than 1

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Science Experiments / Re: How does induction heater work?

« on: 04/12/2023 02:18:23 »

Yep, good video and a nice way to end the thread.

He promised a follow up video. If you are no interested, you can simply skip it.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: 03/12/2023 09:20:34 »

When someone just died, we usually only talk about their good things.

Was Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?

Henry Kissinger, America?s most controversial statesman, is dead. Let?s explore the record of a man that some call a war criminal, and see what we can learn about American politics.

Henry Kissinger and the Moral Bankruptcy of U.S. Elites

Henry Kissinger is dead at the age of 100. The former U.S. statesman served as national security adviser and secretary of state at the height of the Cold War and wielded influence over U.S. foreign policy for decades afterward. His actions led to massacres, coups and and even genocide, leaving a bloody legacy in Latin America, Southeast Asia and beyond. Once out of office, Kissinger continued until his death to advise U.S. presidents and other top officials who celebrate him as a visionary diplomat. Yale historian Greg Grandin says those glowing obituaries only reveal "the moral bankruptcy of the political establishment" that ignores how Kissinger's actions may have led to the deaths of at least 3 million people across the globe. Grandin is author of "Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman."

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: 03/12/2023 09:03:54 »

Henry Kissinger GOAT War Criminal Debate & Elon Musk Curses Out Advertisers | The Daily Show

Michelle Wolf responds to the latest news including Elon Musk telling boycotting advertisers to go f**k themselves, France banning smoking at various outdoor locations, and Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta join to discuss Henry Kissinger?s death.

How would you compare war crimes?

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New Theories / Re: How close are we from building a virtual universe?

« on: 03/12/2023 08:55:27 »

What is OpenAI?s super-secret Project Q*? | About That

A breakthrough in artificial intelligence at OpenAI preceded former CEO Sam Altman's firing and was part of a list of the board's grievances, according to sources cited in a Reuters report. Andrew Chang explains what we know about the AI technology referred to as Q*, and also breaks down the gap between current AI technology and "human" intelligence.

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New Theories / Re: How close are we from building a virtual universe?

« on: 03/12/2023 08:47:56 »

Google's New AI "GNoME" Discovered Millions of New Materials (Reinvents Batteries)

Google's GNoME AI, developed by the team behind AlphaFold, is transforming material science by rapidly predicting the structure of new materials. This breakthrough AI tool significantly impacts fields like solar energy, battery development, and computer chip manufacturing, offering efficient and sustainable solutions. GNoME's ability to analyze millions of materials quickly showcases a monumental advancement in material discovery and technology.

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Science Experiments / Re: How does induction heater work?

« on: 03/12/2023 08:44:41 »

Here's a great video explaining how and why induction heaters work.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: 03/12/2023 05:55:44 »

Searching for universal moral compass on YouTube, I found this.

I think I also found a gem.

Josh Rabenold - Moral Compass

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
I miss reading the paper
Sprawled out on my mother?s kitchen table
I miss buying an album
To search the liner notes for managers and labels

[Pre-Chorus 1]
When exactly did the next-door neighbor
Take on the role of a perfect stranger?
Why can?t they look me in the eye
Anytime that I?m walking by?
[Chorus 1]
So you got yourself a moral compass
Well, please be careful where you?re pointing that thing
I think you?d find we?ve got a lot in common
If you?d only let me pour you a drink

[Post]
Oooh
If you?d only let me pour you a drink

[Verse 2]
I just found all the letters
An old girlfriend from high school used to write me
I can?t even remember
The last time that I saw my own handwriting

[Pre 2]
When exactly did that kid from college
Start making cold calls for Scientology?
Why can?t I look him in the eye
Anytime that he?s walking by?

[Chorus 2]
So you got yourself a moral compass
Well, please be careful where you?re pointing that thing
I think you?d find we?ve got a lot in common
That there?s a song we both know well enough to sing
[Post]
Oooh
That there?s a song we both know well enough to sing

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: 03/12/2023 05:31:41 »

Can universal morality exist?

Joshua and Ryan discuss if it's possible to achieve universal morality with mathematical physicist, economist, and podcaster Eric Weinstein.

IMO, Eric has a good starting point, and he was close to discover the universal morality.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is there a universal moral standard?

« on: 03/12/2023 05:18:25 »

Searching for universal moral compass on YouTube, I found this.

Your Moral Compass Could Be Broken

Most people would claim to know the difference between right and wrong, but how can we be sure that our moral compass is truly pointing us in the right direction?

Although we might believe that our own moral principles are unwavering, we typically don?t apply them objectively across the actions of both loved ones and strangers, those within close proximity, and those far away. 

This begs the question: what is morality, and is it objective? To truly understand our moral compass, it is important to learn exactly how it found ?north.? Dr. Liane Young, a psychology professor at Boston College, explains more.