@mastodonmigration @davidbrin O M G! THAT #DavidBrin who wrote “Startide rising”??? Which is one of the books I read when I was a kid (got a Swedish translated version) and I have never forgotten it. It made such an impression on me. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

This blog post by the always clever SF author #DavidBrin is required reading if you're the least bit interested in the REAL threat posed by the rise of #AI language-models like #ChatGPt https://davidbrin.wordpress.com/2023/02/17/the-troubles-begin-when-ai-earns-our-empathy/. Hint: It's not the AIs

21 COSMIC WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KNOW
How big is space? Sci-fi legend David Brin investigates

https://worldoftopia.com/21-cosmic-websites-by-david-brin/
#PowersOfTen #StarMaps #DavidBrin

@albinokid #JasonDark #BenCalvinHary #PhilipPullman #DavidBrin #ArmisteadMaupin #EdgarWallace

Forced revelation of information makes individual privilege more important (2014)

In practice, the forced revelation of information makes individual privilege and power more important. When everyone has to play with their cards on the table, so to speak, then people who feel like they can be themselves without consequence do so freely -- these generally being people with support groups of like-minded people, and who are neither economically nor physically vulnerable. People who are more vulnerable to consequences use concealment as a method of protection: it makes it possible to speak freely about controversial subjects, or even about any subjects, without fear of harassment.

-- Yonatan Zunger, chief architect of Google+

HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27858439

#RealNames #anonymity #pseudonymity #identity #power #PowerRelationships #YonatanZunger #GooglePlus #DavidBrin #TransparentSociety