"Live by the Claude, die by the Claude." In late 2024, a meme captured something unsettling: the "Claude Boys"—teenagers who "carry AI on hand at all times and constantly ask it what to do." What began as satire became earnest practice. Students created websites, adopted the identity, performed the role. The joke revealed something real: … Continue reading Simulation as Bypass: When Performance Replaces Processing
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Open Question: Augmented Humanity / Transhumanism, Good or Bad?
Open question: If you had the opportunity to expand your senses or your abilities via an outpatient medical procedure, would you do it? What about using a procedure like preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) to select among embryos for specific traits? What happens to evolution when individuals begin to self select for traits they consider desirable? … Continue reading Open Question: Augmented Humanity / Transhumanism, Good or Bad?
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