I had a conversation with Claude, one of my AI colleagues, which I share here. Starting with a prompt about wise public policy, we delved into the tension between the needs of people vs nature, which Claude addressed well, I thought, including notes about the root causes of that tension. We both agreed that actually addressing all that would be a fundamentally transformational challenge – in response to which Claude offered some overall guidance about “getting better at change itself”...| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
Shifting our fundamental identity from being separate individuals and groups to being facets of the dynamic metabolism of nature – as strange as that sounds – actually could have a profound impact on all aspects of society. Once I realized that, I could design questions that led two generative artificial intelligence agents to describe for me what such a society would be like. I found the results fascinating.| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge
This just in! This morning I read about a candidate for UK Parliament who combines two entities – businessman Steve Endacott and AI Steve, a generative AI avatar that can engage with thousands of constituents at once, analyzing and integrating their ideas into proposals that Endacott can push in Parliament . It’s a fabulous innovation but raises many questions. | Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge