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My live conversation with Tony Seba and James Arbib about their book Stellar has provoked a lot of questions from the audience on the various platforms, and since the platforms cannot be trusted, I chose to collect both the questions and my answers and reorganized them thematically in order to preserve them. I reorganized the

The most important concept to understand AGI trends, is to realize that the doubling rate of AI compute is shortening. Moore’s law is chugging along at a sedate exponential, doubling every couple of years or so. A self fulfilling prophecy we’ve become accustomed to for over 50 years, bringing us ever more powerful PCs and

I had a conversation with James Hughes, a sociologist and executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) about the impact of advanced technologies such as AI, robotics, and human enhancement on society, politics, and the future of work. We looked into the lessons we could learn from 20th-century worker struggles and

At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a groundbreaking new initiative: Apple Intelligence. This innovative suite of AI-driven capabilities will be seamlessly integrated across all of Apple’s platforms, including macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. This marks the dawn of a new era for Apple, positioning itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence technology. Apple Intelligence

I had the pleasure of engaging in a conversation with David Passiak, a scholar turned AI innovator who has been experimenting with and developing AI tools to help people enhance their personal and professional lives. Our discussion covered the complex relationship between technology, spirituality, and the evolution of human consciousness. David’s unique background as a

I’ll record an episode of The Context soon, talking about open standards, how they evolve, and why email appears to still matter so much. I moved my newsletter. The online address of the newsletter is davidorban.substack.com and the sender is davidorban@substack.com. I’m in the process of importing the subscribers as we speak, but you are