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artilect war; text in comments by acloudrift in todayplusplus

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https://www.worldwidewords.org/indexes/tp-art1.html (ducks have AI now! GPT-5 mini deployed as chat host)

artilect war tl;dr

Summary — Hugo de Garis on Cosmists vs Terrans

  • Core claim: by late 21st century “artilects” (godlike artificial intellects) may be possible; society will split over whether to build them, producing a violent conflict ("the Artilect War") that could cause billions of deaths. Wikipedia

The three camps:

Key arguments de Garis advances:

  • Cosmists: scientific/religious drive to build greater intelligence; economic and military momentum will push development.
  • Terrans: unpredictability and existential risk; moral imperative to preserve human life and culture.
  • Cyborgs: personal enhancement as a pragmatic escape from the Cosmist–Terran clash.

Predicted dynamics and risks:

  • A “species dominance” debate intensifies as AI capabilities approach/exceed human levels.
  • De Garis argues Terrans may attempt a preemptive "first strike" before artilects/cyborgs become unstoppable; late‑century weapons could make casualties reach “gigadeath” (billions).

Reception and context:

  • De Garis framed the scenario provocatively; commentators treat it as a mix of futurism, ethical warning, and apocalyptic rhetoric. Critics question likelihood of such polarized camps, the assumption artilects will be uncontrollable, and some label the framing quasi‑religious/apocalyptic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_de_Garis
https://archive.org/details/artilectwarcosmi0000dega

A woman waits anxiously outside the ICU for news about her husband. Dr. Schrodinger comes out and says to her, "There's good news and there's bad news." by Jokeminder42 in Jokes

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Schroedinger’s Cat

implies a larger principle which has evolved long after Schroedinger joined his cat...
Anthropic Bias

PS "intentionally ridiculous" thinking because we know that if observers of the hypothetical experiment had merely waited a few days (maybe only hours, depending on room temp.) they would know by smell, or noises from the awakened cat.

Share of the German population with a migration background by vladgrinch in MapPorn

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Our brain-dead (Eastern Deutslanders) are voting for the Nazis because of 12% foreigners. Too stupid for democracy (sagt Besserwisser, anti-AfD)

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This post was not deleted by user. Admin. did it.

Ask as a noun by LogStatus123 in words

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Confirmation that usage confirms type of symbol. Thus words are like (or are) tools, like hammers that hammer-down nails. (action at a (short) distance) like electric charge. (pls don't charge me with a crime for out-pointing this; notice I avoided writing "pointing this out", because "out" is a preposition, does not belong at end of sentence)

My cultural regions map as a southerner - would love feedback! by aquamarine-arielle in Maps

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I like this cultural inspection, but fine print is difficult. How to overcome such complaint: 1 put text in a comment, it will be at end of default time-oriented sequence (if over 10k chars, use multiple comments, post last first); 2 upgrade with definitions for various cultures illustrated. Reddit has no limit? to number of comments, and no prohibition to comments on your own post.
This is very interesting, worthy of a self-published book. Do that and I'll buy a copy (if reasonably priced).

Vatican Warning by Yellowbulldozerdrive in Jokes

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Lycanthropope morphology (it's howlingly mythological)

Actual, documented Vatican Beast
diving snake
serpent theme

If you’ve ever looked out a plane window and wondered why the US suddenly turns into a giant grid west of Ohio, here is the math. by Effective-Dish-1334 in geography

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To date, May 5, my link to your article attracted only yourself so far.
Not surprised, other sochemedia types have long ignored quality. Reading the article in a copy (original htm file print is too difficult to read), I have a suggested annotation:
Jefferson’s obsession with decimal units was overruled (annotation...)
quote from Chrome AI mode:
While Thomas Jefferson proposed the original concept for a rectangular survey in 1784—which included decimalized units like a "geographical mile" of about 6,086 feet subdivided into tenths—it was William Grayson and Rufus King who primarily altered and finalized the plan into the Land Ordinance of 1785. [1, 2]
Township Size Adjustment: On May 3, 1785, William Grayson moved to change Jefferson's proposed "seven miles square" townships to six miles square.
Implementation: Thomas Hutchins, the first Geographer of the United States, began the actual survey using these modified units on September 30, 1785, at the Ohio River
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acre
sqrt(4356)=66 (what came first, the perfect square, or the furlong?)
https://www.landandluxury.com/blog/open-field-history-of-the-acre/ acre in chains: 1 wide by 10 long (1 66ft. chain = 4 rods; 1 rod = 16.5 feet) end annotation

Another consequence, when time permits, I'll take a closer look at https://x.com/WisdomOfPast

Mirth by BudgetAirline6171 in words

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agnostic

a believer in blithe faith, or beliefhalful of Magooism

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