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China faces a dilemma as it looks to balance productivity gains from AI with labor displacement risks due to automation, which could trigger an economic spiral (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/x…
Wonder why anyone in Aotearoa NZ is celebrating RocketLab's US launch in aid of the US military. For his own gain and glory, Peter Beck (I don't see justification for his honourific) betrayed the trust of the kaumātua of Mahia Peninsula and sold us all out to perhaps the least honourable country in the world these days. Here's the story if you haven't already seen it:
"‘Conservation dilemma’ as pumas reclaim national park and feast on its penguins"
#Conservation #Animals
Some currently-illegal concepts, despite the moral dilemmas surrounding them, need to be decriminalized simply because their illegality is significantly more problematic. At the top of the list: recreational drugs, abortion, and prostitution. We need to look at the larger picture (with facts!) to reduce harm.
https://…
As startups flood the market with AI shopping agents, Amazon is playing defense by blocking agents' access to its site and investing heavily in its own tools (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/24/amazon-faces-a-dilemma-fight…
Zu der ganzen AI-Debatte, die grade in der Blase hochkocht: neben den Punkten, die jetzt diskutiert werden (Fehlerquote, Energieverbrauch, Konzernstrukturen, Bias) sehe ich vor allem ein Dilemma auf uns zukommen - das der digitalen Sklaverei. Dieses heute eher hypothetische Dilemma verschärft sich, je mehr Agency AI-Systeme bekommen. Welche Grundrechte gälten für eine Universalmaschine, die eine Art "Bewusstsein" hat und selbst "intelligente" Entscheidungen trifft, um Han…
An iconic story and idea that sticks with me over the years is Isaac Asimov's classic tale that introduces the 3 Laws of Robotics, "Runaround"
I'm about to spoil the dilemma (not the solution), but it doesn't ruin the value of the story
Robots must obey orders, and secondary to that, robots must protect themselves. This particular robot is ordered to retrieve selenium to fix a human life support system for a facility on Mercury. Unknown to the humans, the s…
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Spirit Hotel:
🎵 Hedgehog's Dilemma
#SpiritHotel
https://thespirithotel.bandcamp.com/track/hedgehogs-dilemma