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UBI vs UBE : The Dignity of Work 2026
These are two of my neighbors here in the elusive paradise (hell?) of Santa Monica California. One gets UBI. One has UBE. UBI vs UBE. What’s the difference? Turns out, its profound. Allow me to illustrate. I often run for several miles here, downtown, on legendary Palisades Park, and on and about the Venice Boardwalk,…
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The Secret Lives of Rogue AI : Prove You’re Not Human
Answer only if you’re 100% Positive: “I’m not a Robot.” a.k.a. “Prove You’re a Real Live Human Being.” You’ve seen this test before, right? Hopefully — perhaps after multiple attempts — you’ve passed it. But now there’s a new test in town, that only a select few have seen: “Prove You’re an Agentic AI.” For…
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Why I’m Anti Waymo, and Pro Human Drivers
when I first moved to Santa Monica, I was very excited to witness my first Waymo RoboTaxi (and my first Optimus humanoid robot). I took my first ride in 2023, and having spent years working at the bleeding edge of functional computer vision / machine learning research, I was — technically — quite impressed. My…
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Meet your new AI Therapist : Layin on tha Couch, talkin to Chat…
An ever-growing number of my friends have told me (I often ask “What do you ask ChatGPT?”) that they use an AI Therapist as their primary go-to for mental health therapy. Responses often go something along the lines of “Chat listens, he hears me, he gives really good insight and advice, and… (and this is…
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John Calvin Morris, Architect : The Redneck Sophisticate c.1988
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BCI 101 : the Brain Computer Interface
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the Physical Culture Podcast is LIVE! Listen Now to e001!
We are delighted to announce the inaugural episode of our new podcast: the Physical Culture Podcast. Our first episode explores a wide range of topics from physical health to the purpose of life to what a future with UBI might look like for our civilization, with hosts Gregory Roberts and Abram Hodgens. Listen now to…
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The Robots are Coming: Here’s the Plan, Humans!
The wonks call it “AI job displacement”… but let’s just call a spade a spade: With the coming wave of autonomous AI software agents, combined with humanoid robot workers, there will be a massive leap in human unemployment. Translation: massive job loss as robots (both software and hardware) replace humans in almost every viable occupation.…
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Why the 2023 Altman Coup Failed? The Ugly Truth : MONEY, HONEY
It was widely reported that within 72 hours of CEO Sam Altman being summarily executed and kicked out of the company he founded, that more than 95% of OpenAI employees signed a letter threatening to quit if he was not reinstated. And that this was why the Altman Coup Failed. In the popular and mainstream…
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Why do we Climb Mountains? Part 2
This is my attempt to articulate my personal reasons that answer the question: “Why do we climb mountains?” I forewarn you: I am a total master of rationalization — finding possibly logical (and sometimes magical) reasons to develop passionate motivation to do the things that I really want to do, but that might be seen…
