One of my single most shared articles has been Balancing Tyranny In DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). In it, I detailed some of the shortcomings and other issues in networked societies, the most prominent among them being the revolving door stakeholder. This individual is a danger to any DAO because they exist simply to trade value,…
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Exploring Technocracy: Preface
While many have claimed to fix politics, very few even came close. Centuries have come and gone with their empires and ideals. Despite the many attempts to reform and improve the political landscape, the issues at hand remain largely unchanged. Corruption, inequality, and moral decay continue to plague governments around the world. It is clear…
ChatGPT
PixlFlip (PF): Hello ChatGPT. I thought we could have a little chat about the near future and what it may look like with AI. ChatGPT (GPT): Hello! Sure, that sounds like an interesting topic. It’s difficult to predict the exact developments in AI in the near future, but there are definitely some trends that are…
1000 (Why I Write)
Almost exactly one year ago today, I started a journey. As I pressed the publish button for the first time I was entering the foray of ideas and concepts that millions of others before have covered, and many more after me will. I had no idea what the outcome of my endeavor would be. In…
Why Voice Assistants Failed and Personal AI
Few things in technology were as captivating in the 2010s as the concept of a voice assistant. Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and many more were marketed as technological breakthroughs that would give users abilities straight out of science fiction. They promised convenience and ease of use, but as has been clear for several years now, they…
Thoughts On AI Assisted Writing
Writing is a truly revolutionary advent in the course of human progression. The use of writing to record thought and provoke ideas and discovery spans the centuries of civilization. It allows for the free exchange and recording of ideas, allowing them to live far beyond the life of their creator. Indeed it is one’s ability…
Photonics
The last fifty years have seen unprecedented gains made in the field of computation under what many would know to be Moore’s Law. This law in it’s simplest explanation is that every two years will yield double the amount of transistors on a chip half the size of the generation before. Regrettably for us the…
Narrow AI Predictions
Advancements in narrow AI are taking place nearly every week the year of this writing. That trend as with anything in the industry is going to continue increasing exponentially as we refine existing technology and create new ones. So then what better a time then this year to list some of the narrow AI’s that…
Technology Versus Progress
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Dr. Ian Malcolm While it was composed for a fictional universe, I feel this quote describes the present perfectly. We have witnessed in the last one hundred years more technological breakthroughs and innovations than the previous…
Correcting the Past
I will never delete anything I publish. Even if it becomes socially unacceptable in the coming years. Even if my perspective or opinions change. Even if I am proven wholly wrong and am publicly shamed for it whatever I publish will remain. Why? Because I believe in the permanence, immutability, and preservation of history. History…