I guarantee you the things that really upset people 500 years ago probably don't upset you that much right now. The things that set us off are the things that are utterly ridiculous as far as history is concerned. So if I'm training AI to light to me because it might offend you hurt my feelings because it's arrived at a certain result, what am I in fact training AI to know about humanity? We can get into this but running out of time. If we assume that we're the only intelligent species on this planet and maybe all the dolphins in the wells or chimps,. Now I see intelligence in almost every form of life on this planet - not just making intelligent decisions.
The scientist, researcher, analyst, connector, thinker, and doer Brian Roemmele joins us for his second Infinite Loops appearance to discuss the decline of wisdom and how we can save it, why LLMs are the modern version of Plato’s cave, we need locally run AI models and MUCH more! Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Why LLMs are the modern version of Plato’s cave
- AI as Promethean fire
- Why we need locally run AI models
- AI use cases & the Nedd Ludd story
- The decline of wisdom
- Creating a wisdom keeper
- Loneliness & abandonment
- “How To Have A Conversation With Your Local Documents”
- History is written by the victors; using wisdom to define our future
- The tragedy of lost knowledge
- You are loved and you are not alone
- MUCH more!
Books Mentioned:
- Cycles: The Science of Prediction; by Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin
- The Iliad; by Homer
- The Odyssey; by Homer
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Bible
- The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size; by Tor Norretranders
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces; by Joseph Campbell