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

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