tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35000883101657716612024-03-27T23:20:37.018-07:00Get Artsy(Psst. Epic! Ever.)Johan Myrbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845165552307954066noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500088310165771661.post-47270643637983441942017-04-30T13:08:00.001-07:002017-04-30T13:10:27.387-07:00Neuralink Urban legends, a must Musk read<span style="font-size: medium;">AI (Artificial Intelligence. But I
assume you are aware of this meaning) is a big thing. A mega-big thing. A
"we ain't seen nothing yet"-mega big thing. Something that is not easy
to wrap your head around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We have all seen and used AI and related
things like ML (Machine Learning). Likely you have also seen and heard
about possibilities just around the corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But perhaps "we ain't seen nothing yet".
We might be at a stage of insight that compares to the future of "AI"
the way the first pre-wheel, rolling log, make-it-easier-to-move-stuff,
implementation compares to the worldwide systems of logistics of today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The short version seems to be that <b>AI will happen and will change everything, big time. Hopefully in a good way but <a href="http://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/cause-reports/ai-risk" target="_blank">the risks are not the usual ones</a></b>. And if that is the case, what shall (and can) we do to increase the likleyhood that the outcome is "positive"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>A man, a plan, a canal - but not Panama</b></i></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Enter Elon Musk, who is behind both Tesla and SpaceX. Elon Musk has raised<a href="http://observer.com/2015/08/stephen-hawking-elon-musk-and-bill-gates-warn-about-artificial-intelligence/" target="_blank"> concerns around the AI evolution</a>, and also eg <a href="https://openai.com/about/#sponsors" target="_blank">sponsored</a> <a href="https://openai.com/" target="_blank">OpenAI</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The man has a plan. He also has a canal,
or rather channel, for the initial announcement and outline of the new
venture Neuralink. He chose a <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html" target="_blank">blog and a blogger</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps an unusal channel for an
introduction (and, sure, I would not be surprised if more traditional
channels was used as well - but I am not aware of any and most coverage
refers to the WaitButWhy blog post).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And, make no mistake, this is not a usual blog, nor a usual blog post. <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html" target="_blank">It's long. It's good. It's a must read</a>. And again long. It was posted just over a week ago, and it took me five days to get through it. (OK, it is not <i>that</i> long. I did other things as well during these days.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">If you have read earlier posts on
WaitButWhy.com the choice by Elon Musk might not be all that surprising.
Tim Urban (the blogger at WaitButWhy) already wrote a number of posts
on Elon Musk and his earlier ventures, on a direct request from Elon
Musk (start <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/05/elon-musk-the-worlds-raddest-man.html" target="_blank">here</a>), as well as a <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html" target="_blank">two</a> <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-2.html" target="_blank">piece</a> blog post on AI which is another great read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But if you only read one of the posts - <i><a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html" target="_blank">read the WaitButWhy.com post on Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future</a></i>. It will help you wrap your head around AI and one approach that might prevent a singularity type<i> </i>existential risk<i>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>The Musk Business Canvas</b></i></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: medium;">During <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html" target="_blank">your reading journey</a> you will come across this image, the Elon Musk Company Formula according to Tim Urban.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SY6PyP22MIY/WQYwsi6tdcI/AAAAAAAAJZ8/Kxf26-zLO0Y4VTeQE0mBd_fgDdoTsoFBgCLcB/s1600/MuskBusinessCanvasTimUrban.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SY6PyP22MIY/WQYwsi6tdcI/AAAAAAAAJZ8/Kxf26-zLO0Y4VTeQE0mBd_fgDdoTsoFBgCLcB/s400/MuskBusinessCanvasTimUrban.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html#part4">WaitButWhy.com</a> by Tim Urban. Used with permission.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">You will find the canvas in the <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html#part4" target="_blank">fourth chapter of the rad blog post</a>, where this canvas is populated with both the Tesla and the SpaceX rationale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">If you have ever thought about the
drivers of Elon Musk, or the concept of Massive Transformative Purposes,
you will see how this canvas fits into the puzzle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Don't get fooled by the lower left blue
circle with the words "Starting Point". It is not the starting point.
The canvas work starts in the upper right corner. The starting point for
the canvas work in the Neuralink case is the "increased chance for a
good future" in the context of AI.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In order to find the answers to the "how", "why" and other questions, go ahead and <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html">read</a>. The reading will take you through the background and the population of the boxes in the canvas. You will read that "<i>democracy is like escaping from a monster by hiding in a sewer</i>", an you will learn things you didn't know. But take your time, you will need it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And the ending is an interesting way of viewing AI: "<i><b>in a future world made up of AI and everyone else, he [Elon Musk] thinks we have only one good option: To be AI</b>.</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(The short version of this blog post: <a href="http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html" target="_blank">Read the WaitButWhy.com post on Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future</a>. Why? Read <a href="http://www.thekillerattitude.com/2017/04/urban-legends-musk-read-neuralink.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.)</i></span><br />
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</section>Johan Myrbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845165552307954066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500088310165771661.post-70254995147153463042017-01-25T16:22:00.002-08:002017-01-28T05:04:03.080-08:00Lost and Found<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of us have spent time looking for
something we needed to locate. Be it the car keys, that important paper
or something else we urgently need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sooner or later that lost thing often
turns up. With a bit of luck before the opportunity where the thing that
is lost is needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to find the lost item fast enough most of us applies some kind of search, be it structured or more unstructured.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>And everytime we search that lost thing is located in the last place we would search.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Naturally it is.</b></i> Why would we look any further once we found what we are looking for? That wouldn't be rational.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We stop looking when we find the
solution to the problem. That is the rational thing to do. But it is also a problem.
Sometimes it is even "the problem". It might even be an irrational thing to do.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a problem that needs a
solution, it is very easy to stop looking when you find the solution.
But likely you haven't found the solution, just a solution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do you know that there's a better
solution, if you just keep looking? The problem is that you don't, so it
wouldn't be rational to continue looking. But think again, compare with
your experience from the past. How many times have you, sooner or
later, identified a better solution after a while?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So how long should you then keep looking?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the case of a simple problem like the
car keys, the answer is obvious (or at least seems obvious). But there
might be an other type of answer, and in order to identify that we
return to the time before you found the car keys, or a solution to
whatever type of problem you try to solve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What thoughts went through your mind at
that point in time? Perhaps thoughts like "where did I (mis)place the
keys?", "when did I see them last?" or even "who took my keys!?".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or did you search for the solution
(sorry, the car keys) while at the same time looking for an alternative
solution? "If I do not find the car keys I need to take the bus, and in
that case I need to stop searching in 45 mins and instead walks to the
bus station." Or "if I do not find the car keys I can call my friend and
ask for a ride".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you continiously look for altetrnative solutions some magic starts to happen.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">You will likely find an alternative solution before you find the car keys.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">When you have a backup, alternative solution, you are not as stressed for finding the expected solution (the car keys).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">And, in the general case, you
realize that the expected solution is just one alternative solution
among others, some of which known now, some of which will emerge in the
future.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a liberating experience. And mind-blowing. It's the solution to all problems ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Some might draw the parallel to
"parallel computing", or even with phenomena like quantum physics and
Schroedinger's cat - but that's up to you. Just be careful, it might
lead into a parallel universe or a higher dimension!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, next time you found what you where
looking for, keep looking. You should constantly look for things. And at
the same time you always will have an alternative solution ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, where are those car keys..?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(cross-posted from <a href="http://www.thekillerattitude.com/2017/01/lost-and-found.html">TheKillerAttitude.com</a>) </span></div>
Johan Myrbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845165552307954066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500088310165771661.post-75970150306674788782016-12-17T15:24:00.000-08:002016-12-17T15:24:00.213-08:00(Hello World)<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a first. A first post at Get Artsy. <a href="http://getartsy.rocks/">GetArtsy.Rocks</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The context and purpose will emerge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the moment Get Artsy is in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/B_testing" target="_blank">A/B-testing</a> mode with regards to publication platform. You are currently reading this at <a href="http://get-artsy.blogspot.com/">Get-Artsy.blogspot.com</a>. For some time all posts will be crossposted also at <a href="http://medium.com/GetArtsy">medium.com/GetArtsy.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main URL is <a href="http://getartsy.rocks/">GetArtsy.Rocks</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So remember:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://getartsy.rocks/">GetArtsy.Rocks</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Psst. Epic! Ever.)</span>Johan Myrbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845165552307954066noreply@blogger.com0