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Former aerospace & remote sensing earth science.
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Former aerospace & remote sensing earth science.
Library volunteer
Kindness matters.
There are no counter examples of other systems even close to what’s necessary for the computational complexity for consciousness as we experience it.
Organic molecules appear universal and form naturally within the universe.
Organic molecules appear universal and form naturally within the universe.
October 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There are no counter examples of other systems even close to what’s necessary for the computational complexity for consciousness as we experience it.
Organic molecules appear universal and form naturally within the universe.
Organic molecules appear universal and form naturally within the universe.
Yes. My career, was biological, fundamental to applied computer science research.
Those arguments link touched on some of what exobiology/SETI considered.
Those arguments link touched on some of what exobiology/SETI considered.
October 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Yes. My career, was biological, fundamental to applied computer science research.
Those arguments link touched on some of what exobiology/SETI considered.
Those arguments link touched on some of what exobiology/SETI considered.
Move fast and break things community finding out that reliability and safety matter when deploying an LLM.
Since LLMs can’t be assured with known methods so push risk to user and caution it’s quickly evolving and may becoming conscious so not their responsibility.
Since LLMs can’t be assured with known methods so push risk to user and caution it’s quickly evolving and may becoming conscious so not their responsibility.
October 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Move fast and break things community finding out that reliability and safety matter when deploying an LLM.
Since LLMs can’t be assured with known methods so push risk to user and caution it’s quickly evolving and may becoming conscious so not their responsibility.
Since LLMs can’t be assured with known methods so push risk to user and caution it’s quickly evolving and may becoming conscious so not their responsibility.
Slime molds and rocks
FWIW autonomy researchers would start a general talk saying a “thrown rock” is autonomous and then tick off all the criteria it meets.
They then build out from that example the complexity separating a thrown rock from a Mars surface rover.
FWIW autonomy researchers would start a general talk saying a “thrown rock” is autonomous and then tick off all the criteria it meets.
They then build out from that example the complexity separating a thrown rock from a Mars surface rover.
October 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Slime molds and rocks
FWIW autonomy researchers would start a general talk saying a “thrown rock” is autonomous and then tick off all the criteria it meets.
They then build out from that example the complexity separating a thrown rock from a Mars surface rover.
FWIW autonomy researchers would start a general talk saying a “thrown rock” is autonomous and then tick off all the criteria it meets.
They then build out from that example the complexity separating a thrown rock from a Mars surface rover.
Back to the claim they’re building guards for upcoming AI “Consciousness”.
It’s nonsense, and what was described to safeguard a LLM’s behavior is called a run time monitor.
Idiots needed to have one in the first place instead trying to instruct a non-deterministic application to monitor itself.
It’s nonsense, and what was described to safeguard a LLM’s behavior is called a run time monitor.
Idiots needed to have one in the first place instead trying to instruct a non-deterministic application to monitor itself.
October 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Back to the claim they’re building guards for upcoming AI “Consciousness”.
It’s nonsense, and what was described to safeguard a LLM’s behavior is called a run time monitor.
Idiots needed to have one in the first place instead trying to instruct a non-deterministic application to monitor itself.
It’s nonsense, and what was described to safeguard a LLM’s behavior is called a run time monitor.
Idiots needed to have one in the first place instead trying to instruct a non-deterministic application to monitor itself.
Alternative, nonbinary compute architectures have been proposed to improve computational power/density Mimicking some brain function.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuromorphic computing at scale - Nature
Approaches for the development of future at-scale neuromorphic systems based on principles of biointelligence are described, along with potential applications of scalable neuromorphic architectures an...
www.nature.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Alternative, nonbinary compute architectures have been proposed to improve computational power/density Mimicking some brain function.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Biological matter“ which includes waste like manure, isn’t the right place to start looking.
Here is a summary description of the brain and its analogy, dynamic complexity underlying our consciousness. Not getting there with Nvidia GPUs.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Here is a summary description of the brain and its analogy, dynamic complexity underlying our consciousness. Not getting there with Nvidia GPUs.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Understanding complexity in the human brain
Although the ultimate aim of neuroscientific enquiry is to gain an understanding of the brain and how its workings relate to the mind, the majority of current efforts are largely focused on small ques...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Biological matter“ which includes waste like manure, isn’t the right place to start looking.
Here is a summary description of the brain and its analogy, dynamic complexity underlying our consciousness. Not getting there with Nvidia GPUs.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Here is a summary description of the brain and its analogy, dynamic complexity underlying our consciousness. Not getting there with Nvidia GPUs.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
A deterministic, certified run time monitor can oversee and set boundaries or throw an error on a nondeterministic, machine learning enabled component or LLM.
October 9, 2026 at 5:55 AM
A deterministic, certified run time monitor can oversee and set boundaries or throw an error on a nondeterministic, machine learning enabled component or LLM.
“Conscious“
Anthropomorphizing is ridiculous in any professional context
NOT hard to tell bc the underlying hardware cannot. Biology is not boolean.
Anthropomorphizing is ridiculous in any professional context
NOT hard to tell bc the underlying hardware cannot. Biology is not boolean.
October 9, 2026 at 5:51 AM
“Conscious“
Anthropomorphizing is ridiculous in any professional context
NOT hard to tell bc the underlying hardware cannot. Biology is not boolean.
Anthropomorphizing is ridiculous in any professional context
NOT hard to tell bc the underlying hardware cannot. Biology is not boolean.
Did an AI masters in 80s and have heard variations of this over the years.
There is no way to assure these non deterministic systems are correct.
There is no way to assure these non deterministic systems are correct.
October 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Did an AI masters in 80s and have heard variations of this over the years.
There is no way to assure these non deterministic systems are correct.
There is no way to assure these non deterministic systems are correct.
CA Prop 187
Now, That's a Name I've Not Heard in a Long Time
Alt: Now, That's a Name I've Not Heard in a Long Time
static.klipy.com
October 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
CA Prop 187
Civilian Aero has strict standards such as DO178-C. Treated as engineering with mathematical and model based software development and verification/testing.
www.rtca.org/do-178/
www.rtca.org/do-178/
DO-178() - RTCA
Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification DO-178(), originally published in 1981, is the core document for defining both…
www.rtca.org
October 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Civilian Aero has strict standards such as DO178-C. Treated as engineering with mathematical and model based software development and verification/testing.
www.rtca.org/do-178/
www.rtca.org/do-178/
True.
Still while NASA‘s SpaceX contract demonstrating in space refueling is late, and over budget, under Biden NASA bought using a fixed cost contract.
That means SpaceX should be paying for cost overruns like Boeing has for Starliner.
Still while NASA‘s SpaceX contract demonstrating in space refueling is late, and over budget, under Biden NASA bought using a fixed cost contract.
That means SpaceX should be paying for cost overruns like Boeing has for Starliner.
October 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
True.
Still while NASA‘s SpaceX contract demonstrating in space refueling is late, and over budget, under Biden NASA bought using a fixed cost contract.
That means SpaceX should be paying for cost overruns like Boeing has for Starliner.
Still while NASA‘s SpaceX contract demonstrating in space refueling is late, and over budget, under Biden NASA bought using a fixed cost contract.
That means SpaceX should be paying for cost overruns like Boeing has for Starliner.
Allocation of Authority and Responsibility.
People given technical responsibility, don’t have governance authority to make the decisions.
Organizations understand the governing laws and directives and how to comply with them. A DOGE doesn’t.
People given technical responsibility, don’t have governance authority to make the decisions.
Organizations understand the governing laws and directives and how to comply with them. A DOGE doesn’t.
September 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Allocation of Authority and Responsibility.
People given technical responsibility, don’t have governance authority to make the decisions.
Organizations understand the governing laws and directives and how to comply with them. A DOGE doesn’t.
People given technical responsibility, don’t have governance authority to make the decisions.
Organizations understand the governing laws and directives and how to comply with them. A DOGE doesn’t.
Yes a 1960s 1970s 80s radio station would play a diverse set of music.
September 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Yes a 1960s 1970s 80s radio station would play a diverse set of music.
FWIW I didn’t know any country music growing up on AM and FM radio in Chicago 60s-70s.
September 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
FWIW I didn’t know any country music growing up on AM and FM radio in Chicago 60s-70s.
Evidence of Collusion and monopoly power
September 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Evidence of Collusion and monopoly power
What part of the Russian empire is natively Russian?
Putin says all of it. I understand How he is wrong.
We cant take that nationalism seriously Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and gave up nuclear weapons for the promise of national assurance and we let them down.
Putin says all of it. I understand How he is wrong.
We cant take that nationalism seriously Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and gave up nuclear weapons for the promise of national assurance and we let them down.
September 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
What part of the Russian empire is natively Russian?
Putin says all of it. I understand How he is wrong.
We cant take that nationalism seriously Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and gave up nuclear weapons for the promise of national assurance and we let them down.
Putin says all of it. I understand How he is wrong.
We cant take that nationalism seriously Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and gave up nuclear weapons for the promise of national assurance and we let them down.
“Accidentally“?
they only admit to selling a Defective product where hacking is a know side effect of operating their tools outside a secured environment.
they only admit to selling a Defective product where hacking is a know side effect of operating their tools outside a secured environment.
September 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“Accidentally“?
they only admit to selling a Defective product where hacking is a know side effect of operating their tools outside a secured environment.
they only admit to selling a Defective product where hacking is a know side effect of operating their tools outside a secured environment.
Ingesting copyrighted and controlled government information and lacking any means of assurance that the technology’s products are correct not just technological issues.
September 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Ingesting copyrighted and controlled government information and lacking any means of assurance that the technology’s products are correct not just technological issues.
What does he even mean NASA dodged a bullet?
Jarad is aware it’s SpaceX‘s lack of progress on their inflight fueling contract hold him back and Blue Origin‘s rocket failure blew up their KSC launch pad.
Jarad is aware it’s SpaceX‘s lack of progress on their inflight fueling contract hold him back and Blue Origin‘s rocket failure blew up their KSC launch pad.
September 25, 2026 at 12:03 AM
What does he even mean NASA dodged a bullet?
Jarad is aware it’s SpaceX‘s lack of progress on their inflight fueling contract hold him back and Blue Origin‘s rocket failure blew up their KSC launch pad.
Jarad is aware it’s SpaceX‘s lack of progress on their inflight fueling contract hold him back and Blue Origin‘s rocket failure blew up their KSC launch pad.