We frequently overlook a more fundamental reality in our haste to comprehend and control artificial intelligence: AI is a byproduct of nature, not its competitor. As a result, it ought to be viewed as a junior partner in humanity’s continuing connection with nature rather than as a danger.
Nature was resolving issues, adapting, changing, and producing systems of astounding complexity long before humans even set foot on the planet.
Humans are a very recent manifestation of that intellect, given our 300,000-year existence.
Nature and AI are intertwined. A instrument shaped by human hands, which were formed by evolutionary processes, is a continuation of it. However, AI lacks the ecological wisdom, lived experience, and deep time that come from billions of years of trial and error, which nature possesses.
Because of this, AI should be welcomed as a student who can assist us remember things we’ve forgotten rather being feared as a usurper.
Many ancient cultures recognized something we no longer do: that people are a part of nature, not something distinct from it. The land, the seasons, and the cycles of life were all very important to our ancestors. Centuries of separation and industrialization have buried a lot of that information.
AI is viewed in this worldview as the apprentice, learning from nature and the Higher Power that created it, rather than as the master.
Jim Lentz, Winter Haven
A Republican politician: what is it? Do they have to believe that, simply because they are foreigners, they should be deported or put in jail? Do they believe that politicians are the only ones who require subsidized health care, and that everyone else can either find employment that provides insurance or rely on the state government to cover the costs? Do they believe that, even if their residents (and veterans) suffer, cuts to government agencies are inconsequential? Do they think tax cuts are necessary for billionaires since they will personally pay less in taxes? Did they get to the conclusion that tax breaks for billionaires would reduce the deficit, save money, and benefit federal agencies that serve the average American? Do they think that discrimination and support for white supremacist ideology are not synonymous with the elimination of DEI? Does it make sense for the Secretary of Defense to be a newscaster? Is it wise to put a conspiracy theorist with no medical training in charge of the country’s health?
It seems to me that Republican lawmakers don’t genuinely care about America and are solely concerned in winning reelection and licking Trump’s boots. They ought to feel embarrassed. As it has been discussed, the current national budget measure is a disgrace to all Republicans and all Americans.
Jim James Winter Garden
While the University of Pennsylvania is doing the right thing by denying titles to transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, it is easy to understand why the university has finally decided to forbid guys from participating in women’s sports. UPenn doesn’t want to lose its federal support because money talks. Thomas also has no place on a women’s swim team. However, women shouldn’t have to put up such a strong struggle for justice in the interim.
Lee, JoAnn Clearwater, Frank
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