Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Mild Shock Newsgroups: sci.logic Subject: Re: 12 bytes (Re: Ask Marilyn , the female WM?) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 17:04:37 +0200 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 15:04:36 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="1108941"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.19 Cancel-Lock: sha1:6xjD7v/7tqs4zQBJGS/7sUrQxuw= In-Reply-To: X-User-ID: eJwNykkBwDAIBEBLEJZLDpDgX0I771ExtnGYGnR1p19YTK7jCp9pmQg7gkoqsGTTjUcim07VF3+EavFhN0V/TisU0g== Bytes: 3816 Lines: 81 Hi, And what about that here: > “Man will never reach the moon regardless > of all future scientific advances.” > ― Dr. Lee Forest We are already knocking on the door of emotional AI, given that many things mentioned in this 2 years old video, are now artificial via Generative AI. What is 'dopamine fasting' and is it good for you? – BBC REEL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E8CPBzP1lI The video explains also some pros and cons: Bye Mild Shock schrieb: > Marilyn vos Savant, gained fame for holding the Guinness > World Record for the highest recorded IQ. > > She answered: > > Q: Dear Marilyn: > What will be the best and the worst aspects of computers > that will do our thinking for us someday. > > A: Dear Reader: > They have no emotions, and they have no emotions. > > https://archive.org/details/paradesaskmarily00mari/page/192/mode/2up > > I recently read 12 Bytes, summarized by ChatGPT: > > "What was once taboo—anthropomorphic AI, > emotional robots, and even the concept of girlfriend > robots—is now entering mainstream discussions, > thanks to advancements in AI, robotics, and > societal shifts. While these technologies raise > serious ethical and psychological questions, they also > offer potential solutions to issues like loneliness, > emotional fulfillment, and even sexual companionship. > > Jeanette Winterson’s prediction of girlfriend robots in > "12 Bytes" is a reflection of where technology seems > to be headed, but it’s also a call for us to consider > the deeper implications of integrating robots into our > emotional and social lives. Emotion simulation might > be the key to their acceptance, but we’ll need to > navigate the balance between the benefits and the > ethical challenges that come with this new frontier." > > Mild Shock schrieb: >> Holy shit, what would Cantor say? >> >> Q: Dear Marilyn: >> Which is the biggest, an infinite line, >> an infinite circle, or an infinite plane? >> >> A: Dear Reader: >> I'd say an infinite plane. When comparing >> only a line and a circle, no matter how >> large they grow, the circle would have the >> greater number of points. (For example, a >> one-mile-wide circular line "straightened >> out" would be over three miles long.) If >> the circle were "filled in" as well, it >> would have an even greater number of points >> an its surface. An unbounded plane surface, >> however, would have even more because it >> could be said to consist of an infinite >> number of infinite lines, laid side by side. >> However bad it would be to mow along an >> infinite sidewalk, it would be worse to >> mow the entire lawn it bordered. >> >> https://archive.org/details/paradesaskmarily00mari/page/184/mode/2up >