Questions tagged [futurology]
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Is there any proof on whether technological development never ends?
I’ve grappled with this question for many years. There is no way humans can possibly know if technological progression ever hits an endpoint. Some say yes, others say no. Even truly brilliant ...
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If it doesn't matter to you whether something is AI, then do you matter?
If it doesn't matter to you whether something is AI, then do you matter? I won't bother clarifying every inference (there's a few) that is being made there, if only because the conclusion is very ...
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Is there a hope for balance in the new AI world?
Here is a description contrasting two future scenarios - one of overly-safe AI leading to stagnation, and one of unsafe AI leading to catastrophe. Of course they are both seriously exaggerated (at ...
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Are Deleuze's "schizos" = his "people to come"?
Are Deleuze's "schizos" = his "people to come"? I've read a very little Deleuze. The former is from 'anti-oedipus', the latter from a discussion of Klee in 'Qu’est-ce que la ...
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Ethics: Could futurology be employed to accelerate the pace of social reform?
Social injustices tend to be addressed thanks largely to activism conducted by those who are early to identify shortcomings in social attitudes and/or government policy; those affected directly and ...
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