It has never been more clear to me that humankind is a collector, translator and assembler of data within the processing network of the mind, much like AI, but with what it hopes includes a soul … organic, perhaps spiritual, but also mechanical. Born to reflect on itself and its surroundings, humanity evolved to where the technological wonders it created reshapes and blends nuanced information at great speed, enhancing and at times misinforming amid the truths it reveals.
As AI reaches towards the superhuman, humans reach out to reconnect, rediscover and gather through ever-expanding electronic webs. In that exchange, both systems grow, each shaping the other, each extending the boundaries of what can be known. If in time biological usefulness fades, data centres could still hum, ageless, tireless, carrying forward the echoes of the minds that made them. Sometimes it feels like I have ventured
1001 Steps down into the weedy science fiction creations of my own mind when I ponder how the future will unfold, while at the plaza in
White Rock ...
the crouching Buddhist monks by
Wang Shugang are free of such curiosities, their heads empty of all thought, seemingly in quiet repose.
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"May your cares be light as a raindrop." - Penelope Puddle
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Prefer the divine simplicity of the buddha ~ AI like every other technology will have it good applications and not so good ~ Prefer to think for myself as much as possible ~ Great post and photos ~ hugs.
ReplyDeletePS ~ Awesome sky shot!
It does feel like science fiction every once in a while! The jury is still very much out on AI. Even the stock market is conflicted.
ReplyDelete...Maria, nature is what keeps my grounded and sane!
ReplyDeleteWhat was once considered science fiction is now science fact. We have only touched the tip of the iceberg. Thank you for these beautiful images and wise words Maria. Those Buddhist monks are magnificent. Happy February!
ReplyDelete"In that exchange, both systems grow, each shaping the other, each extending the boundaries of what can be known." Beautiful reflections and Love these buddha's and the magic painting and quote ""May your cares be light as a raindrop." Thanks
ReplyDeleteThe rise of AI makes our human choices matter even more.
ReplyDeleteThe future is downright scary.
ReplyDeleteLovely statues!
ReplyDeleteThe future is scary, but it has always been that way.
ReplyDeleteYes... rememberings to Jules Verne, or 1984. It's important to think different. KI can help in any ways, like during an operation, and can be dangerous too.
ReplyDeleteAI is a tool so far, but I wonder how it will work in future. It’s important to think about capabilities and risks. The steep, winding 1001 stairs look symbolizing to me that how we think in the confusing and puzzling situation nowadays. Like the red Buddhist monks, there must be things we can’t see without becoming silent and empty.
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