Latest discussions in the Method of Levels Section in Discourse
- by @rsmarken Richard MarkenHi Kent Much of the hype about AI these days concerns possible parallels between AI “brains” and human brains, but some of this hype might be demystified if we started thinking of AI as just another consumer product–a very powerful tool for some purposes, to be sure–instead of a new kind of sentient being. This […]
- by @Kent Kent McClellandLooking in the Discourse search function, I see that 2018 was the last time that anyone posted in this forum about AI, and some things about AI have changed since then. The 2025 IAPCT conference featured a presentation about AI, and of course PCT is relevant to any discussion of intelligence, artificial or otherwise, but […]
- by @rsmarken Richard MarkenI realized that we already had a rather long (and contentious) discussion about doing research on collective control. I found it very useful to review that thread. It gave me some new ideas about how to do this kind of research.
- by @rsmarken Richard Markenbnhpct: rsmarken: except for the two teams trying to move the flag to their respective sides, this lovely sporting event is produced with little or no conflict… Yup. The vast majority of collective control maintains conditions in which people go about controlling without running into conflict with one another. That’s a good part of why […]
- by @bnhpct Bruce E. NevinAt the fascist end of the spectrum, the autocrat specifies the CVs and reference values for collective control. Having an enemy is a reciprocal protection racket by which autocrats enable each other to thrive. I just saw my local high school’s production of “Hadestown”, a new take on Orpheus and Eurydice. Creator Anaïs Mitchell nails […]