world affairs Archives - Prismism https://prismism.com/category/world-affairs/ Creativity in the moment Mon, 08 May 2023 01:45:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prismism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-prismismcreative-logo-NEW-1-32x32.png world affairs Archives - Prismism https://prismism.com/category/world-affairs/ 32 32 179237063 Generative AI warnings cont’d https://prismism.com/generative-ai-warnings-contd/ Sun, 07 May 2023 05:05:00 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=2316 It was a heavy hitting week for humanity scale concerns and generative AI warnings.  Heavy hitting, not because of the usual media churn but because of the actors and the emerging clarity. Warnings focussed, not about imminent AGI, but what we already know is going on – social manipulation for power and profit. Gems from …

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]]> 2316 When will pro-human/planet AI overtake manipulation? https://prismism.com/when-will-pro-human-planet-ai-overtake-manipulation/ Thu, 04 May 2023 23:34:16 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=2307 In 2022 my team released an AI neural net plugin to our SurfControl email filter that was trained to detect possible inappropriate (nude) images in corporate emails. As an “applied” use of AI it was groundbreaking and exciting. As a product it was very good at detecting sand dunes and baby faces 👶. A neural …

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]]> 2307 Prometheus, Icarus, Sweetums and Lucifer walk into a bar… https://prismism.com/prometheus-icarus-sweetums-and-lucifer-walk-into-a-bar/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:18:13 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=2241 regarding: https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/the-universal I enjoyed this intriguing and well-written post forwarded to me by a friend. This post has some thoughts: By proposing (from previous posts) that each age of humanity fixates on a sovereign for their age, he sets out to uncover the someone or something that is the heir to the throne. Spoiler Alert: …

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