In my view, the mind of multicellular organisms is the most complex part of any lifeform. The body is mostly a standardization tool (eg, arms, drinking, eating, head, legs) to protect and support the mind. In my view, the soul is the linking pin between individual and universal consciousness. Might the complexity bias of the mind be heading towards being part of...
According to Wikipedia and many business articles (eg, Forbes), there are 5 criteria for effective goal-setting: (1) Specific, (2) Measurable, (3) Achievable, (4) Relevance, and (5) Time-based. Goals are omni-present in our lives (eg, home, school, sports, work). How do we - or Artificial Intelligence (AI) - determine that relevance?? My answer would be: I know it...
Several days ago, media started reporting on an AI project at Facebook which went "rogue" (eg, Independent, Sun). References were made to malicious AI systems in sci-fi movies, like Skynet in the Terminator movies (1984-2015, IMDb) and War Operation Plan Response (WOPR) in WarGames (1983, IMDb). As always, reality was less juicy but still fascinating (eg,...
The subject of money and relationships is a hard one for me as I lost a relationship over it. I have also lost at least 1 friendship over money. Nevertheless, I accepted a request to write a blog about this topic. In order to be able to write a blog on it I had to make a mind map first. That mind map has resulted in the following diagram. This model is not a...
Sanctions are a relevant element in wrongdoing. Relevant but not essential. Our conscience is defined by our risk appetite and our risk perception (see my October 9 blog). Sanctions represent only one dimension in our risk perception. The other main dimension is the likelihood of getting away with the wrongdoing. The nature of the sanction is another dimension in...
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