Welcome! This site is my collected wisdom gift to you, focusing on how to maximize human potential at the dawn of the Age of AI, a.k.a. the A.I. tsunami.

My purpose is to encourage healthy humans, to help you navigate this rapidly changing landscape and to empower you to negotiate a peaceful and mutually beneficial co-existence with these hyper-intelligent and highly-empowered entities. Sound intriguing? Trust & Believe, it is. 

Read on:

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  the Physical Culture Podcast is LIVE! Listen Now to e001!2024-04-09
  We are delighted to announce the inaugural episode of our new podcast: the Physical Culture Podcast.… Read more: the Physical Culture Podcast is LIVE! Listen Now to e001!
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  The Robots are Coming: Here’s the Plan, Humans!2024-03-26
  The wonks call it “AI job displacement”… but let’s just call a spade a spade: With… Read more: The Robots are Coming: Here’s the Plan, Humans!
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  Why the 2023 Altman Coup Failed? The Ugly Truth : MONEY, HONEY2024-03-12
  It was widely reported that within 72 hours of CEO Sam Altman being summarily executed and… Read more: Why the 2023 Altman Coup Failed? The Ugly Truth : MONEY, HONEY
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  Quick Hit: GenAI at Fashion Week 20242024-03-02
  I love reading the New York Times. So it was with fascination and amusement that I… Read more: Quick Hit: GenAI at Fashion Week 2024
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  Sam Altmans outrageous 7 Trillion AI Bet: For what?!? From who?2024-02-26
  On Feb 8, 2024 the Wall Street Journal broke the news that our favorite AI wunderkind,… Read more: Sam Altmans outrageous 7 Trillion AI Bet: For what?!? From who?
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  AI Racism 2024 : the Woke Google Gemini Scandal2024-02-24
  In case you missed it: On Feb 15 2024, Google quietly launched what is most probably… Read more: AI Racism 2024 : the Woke Google Gemini Scandal
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  The AI Tsunami – the Metaphor Explained2024-02-06
  In September of 2022, two months prior to the launch of ChatGPT, my son clued me… Read more: The AI Tsunami – the Metaphor Explained
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  Why do we Climb Mountains? Part 22024-02-04
  This is my attempt to articulate my personal reasons that answer the question: “Why do we… Read more: Why do we Climb Mountains? Part 2
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  The Myth of Gear: Its not the Weapon, its the Warrior2024-02-04
  a meditation on the Myth of Gear in modern climbing culture: over-reliance on equipment (especially by… Read more: The Myth of Gear: Its not the Weapon, its the Warrior
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  Why do We Risk Our Lives to Climb Mountains?2024-01-29
  My recent adventures on the slopes of Mount Whitney (see 1 the initial summit & 2… Read more: Why do We Risk Our Lives to Climb Mountains?
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  Redemption: Whitney Gear Retrieval Mission : Doing it Right2024-01-28
  I returned home from my Whitney Adventure in a state of almost total and complete shock.… Read more: Redemption: Whitney Gear Retrieval Mission : Doing it Right
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  Mount Whitney Mountaineers Route is Very Real. Adventure. (Winter 2024)2024-01-20
  “There’s a razors edge  . . . . between genius and madness. That’s a sharp,  .… Read more: Mount Whitney Mountaineers Route is Very Real. Adventure. (Winter 2024)
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  Rock Climbing 101: Key Findings from Joshua Tree 20242024-01-13
  I recently did a tech-free (well, aside from my camera) adventure in the blissful playground of… Read more: Rock Climbing 101: Key Findings from Joshua Tree 2024
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  AI Trends 2024 : Gregory’s Annual Crystal Ball AI Predictions2024-01-11
  Well, its January again. 2023 was a banner year — perhaps the year — that will be… Read more: AI Trends 2024 : Gregory’s Annual Crystal Ball AI Predictions
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  Roberts Five Laws of Robotics 20242024-01-05
  If you haven’t seen the writing on the wall — like this shiny Optimus robot model… Read more: Roberts Five Laws of Robotics 2024
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  The Age of Abundance : Quantum Compute, Fusion Energy, and UBI2024-01-04
  Welcome to 2024, Humans. The aim is to make this my shortest post ever. To set… Read more: The Age of Abundance : Quantum Compute, Fusion Energy, and UBI
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  The Rise and Fall of SF : A Modern Dystopia c.20232023-12-21
  I’ve lived in SF several times (1998, 2009, 2012, 2016), under several types of economic circumstances… Read more: The Rise and Fall of SF : A Modern Dystopia c.2023
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  GenAI News q4.23: More Insane Generative AI earthquakes2023-12-13
  I’m just going to knock these out without much editing. These are the must-see tech developments… Read more: GenAI News q4.23: More Insane Generative AI earthquakes
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  AI and DNA 2030 : The Final Frontier2023-12-08
  So, I had this vision of how AI and DNA would interact, many many years ago.… Read more: AI and DNA 2030 : The Final Frontier
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  AI Deathmatch : Battle of the AI Heavyweights 20232023-12-07
  An, FINALLY… Google hits back. With the (half) release of Gemini , we’re ready for the… Read more: AI Deathmatch : Battle of the AI Heavyweights 2023
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  the Hollywood AI Writers Strike: a test flight for UBI v0.12023-11-30
  Hollywood AI. This odd portmanteau means many things to many people. Who thought it would, however,… Read more: the Hollywood AI Writers Strike: a test flight for UBI v0.1
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  AI 101: What are FLOPS in AI?2023-11-28
  Along with an LLM’s “size” in parameters, FLOPS are one of the more confusing terms batted… Read more: AI 101: What are FLOPS in AI?
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  War of the AI Religions : Doomers vs. Accelerationists (r/acc)2023-11-20
  There is a war brewing amongst the AI Technorati. It is a war beyond logic. It… Read more: War of the AI Religions : Doomers vs. Accelerationists (r/acc)
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  OpenAI: The 800 pound gorilla2023-11-18
  OpenAI, under Sam Altman’s leadership, is responsible for the creation and upgrading of: a) ChatGPT, which… Read more: OpenAI: The 800 pound gorilla
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  Safety vs Speed: the AI Jihad / Nov 20232023-11-18
  Upon further examination of the Meltdown / Coup at OpenAI, a story is starting to materialize.… Read more: Safety vs Speed: the AI Jihad / Nov 2023
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  ALTMAN FIRED: The Prematurely Reported Death of Mr. Altman – 11/17/232023-11-17
  BREAKING NEWS // TUES // NOV 21, 2023 // 10PM PST SAM ALTMAN RETURNS TO OPENAI… Read more: ALTMAN FIRED: The Prematurely Reported Death of Mr. Altman – 11/17/23
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  iPhone Killer: The Next Platform: an “AI-first” device, with an AI App Store 20242023-11-15
  It’s now been 15 years since Apple changed the world with the introduction of the iPhone,… Read more: iPhone Killer: The Next Platform: an “AI-first” device, with an AI App Store 2024
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  AI forecast 2030: Hypercapitalism, AutoCorps & the shocking Future of Humanity2023-11-13
  We’ve now had an entire year for the mainstream populace to play with and grasp the… Read more: AI forecast 2030: Hypercapitalism, AutoCorps & the shocking Future of Humanity
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  LLM training cost: are Astronomical Increases sustainable past 2023?2023-11-12
  What does LLM training cost? How much does it cost to train an AI these days?… Read more: LLM training cost: are Astronomical Increases sustainable past 2023?
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  What is an Accelerationista? Audacity of the Phoenix Civilization c.20282023-10-28
  As a young adult, I developed several theories about how I would move through the world.… Read more: What is an Accelerationista? Audacity of the Phoenix Civilization c.2028
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  AI Computer Vision w/GPT4-V: Scene Description + Object Recognition, SOLVED2023-10-28
  At the dawn of the 21st century — before ImageNet, before Transformer — I co-founded and… Read more: AI Computer Vision w/GPT4-V: Scene Description + Object Recognition, SOLVED
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  10 Trillion Dollars (USD): What happens when the Accelerationistas Win2023-10-27
  I recently returned from the first annual(?) TED/AI Conference, and one particular presenter, Cathy Wood of… Read more: 10 Trillion Dollars (USD): What happens when the Accelerationistas Win
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  Danger! Danger! Self-Driving Cars: Statistics vs. Politics in 20242023-10-25
  On this one, I’m siding with the robots. Self-driving cars today are already provably safer —… Read more: Danger! Danger! Self-Driving Cars: Statistics vs. Politics in 2024
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  The Death of the Internet and the Genesis of Language 1.02023-10-11
  The Internet was beginning, around the turn of the century, to be the end sum repository… Read more: The Death of the Internet and the Genesis of Language 1.0
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  The Meaning of Life2023-06-03
  This is a poignant (paraphrased) excerpt from a great article in my all-time favorite magazine, The… Read more: The Meaning of Life
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  Deep Fake AI has arrived… and the Lines are Blurring2023-04-24
  If a tree falls in the woods, and no one hears it…? What if a real… Read more: Deep Fake AI has arrived… and the Lines are Blurring
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  the New Manhattan Project: AGI 1.02023-04-19
  Humanity has a New Manhattan Project …a new Apollo Moonshot Program, but this one is not… Read more: the New Manhattan Project: AGI 1.0
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  Bomb the Datacenters: 3-2-1-&-Order the Airstrikes!!2023-04-18
  Once every few days these days, I feel a swelling up within me of total awe… Read more: Bomb the Datacenters: 3-2-1-&-Order the Airstrikes!!
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  AutoGPT and BabyAGI v1.0, Evil ChaosGPT & EotWaWKI2023-04-17
  I’m not up for full-on considered composition on this post, so I’m just going to copy… Read more: AutoGPT and BabyAGI v1.0, Evil ChaosGPT & EotWaWKI
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  Seven Years in Seven Days: AI Takeoff March 2023: Strap In, Humans2023-03-31
  I can say honestly and without exaggeration: I’ve been in tech for more than 3 decades… Read more: Seven Years in Seven Days: AI Takeoff March 2023: Strap In, Humans
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  Amazing Humans Built This: the 1955 Dodge Custom Royal2023-03-22
  Had enough of the ACDC? The AI Catastrophic Doomsday Conversation? Me too. Time to switch it… Read more: Amazing Humans Built This: the 1955 Dodge Custom Royal
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  the AI Apocalypse Plan, v1.0 — Vigilance is Merited2023-03-20
  Many of you have asked me, in the event of a sudden (or even a gradual)… Read more: the AI Apocalypse Plan, v1.0 — Vigilance is Merited