Hopefully we can figure out a productive way to ensure that local communities benefit and don't get harmed by the energy production these centers require. Though we agree man's best friend has followed us through every frontier and now in the AI age too!
I am curious how humanity will respond to what pigs, cows, turkeys, and chickens communicate to us once we can decode their emotions and thoughts, and whether this will encourage humans to adopt a broader ethic? Or whether humanity will sustain cognitive dissonance so we don't feel compelled to change the way we treat them.
Unclear given people also engaged in slavery and have sustained the effects of slavery to present day policies. I think the more pertinent question today is how do we expand the rights for companion animals. Whereas farmed animals and working animals operate in a very different legal landscape where there are consistent cultural & political forces that make it hard to achieve sustained rights expansions. EU has seen some expansion but even there we see that the enforcement lags the written law.
Signed up on waitlist immediately. Long known a bond with a dog is inseparable, and their comprehension of language, and smell is far superior to ours. We also have common motivational interests ( food), companionship, and even jealousy to name a few… I need that collar !
Thank you for this Substack and for consistently writing about moonshots in a way that makes them feel not just technically plausible but imaginatively alive.
This one really captivated me. The idea that AI’s next frontier is to listen and intepret across the boundary between species, feels profound.
It also immediately brought to mind The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst, and the screenplay adaptation by Jamie Linden ( currently unproduced I believe). Have you read either? It is such a thought-provoking story: A dog is the sole witness of a pivotal act but cannot say what happened.
Enjoyed your essay, and genuinely imagination-expanding moonshot.
Only the first step - and often the most important one … I am into longevity - imagine what good sensors and all the new things coming can track in our body and find ways to improve it - I don’t believe in a magic pill to fix it all - but if you (or your personal agent) know all this personal health … wow
Expanding AI consciousness through interspecies communication is fantastic! People love dogs, and now we can learn to actually hear them.
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Yes we think so too!
Excited to see the AOCs and Sanders of the world argue against this one. Data centers will get no better advocates than man’s best friends
Hopefully we can figure out a productive way to ensure that local communities benefit and don't get harmed by the energy production these centers require. Though we agree man's best friend has followed us through every frontier and now in the AI age too!
The First Consumer-Scale Interspecies Foundation Model ???
Without batting an eye.
Things are getting down right weird.
Normalcy is cooked........
It turns out the Singularity isn’t just vibes.
Normalcy ended with the Mayan calendar. But yes that's the goal please share this with your friends with dogs (and soon cats).
Exciting stuff!
Thanks!
Thank you!
I am curious how humanity will respond to what pigs, cows, turkeys, and chickens communicate to us once we can decode their emotions and thoughts, and whether this will encourage humans to adopt a broader ethic? Or whether humanity will sustain cognitive dissonance so we don't feel compelled to change the way we treat them.
Unclear given people also engaged in slavery and have sustained the effects of slavery to present day policies. I think the more pertinent question today is how do we expand the rights for companion animals. Whereas farmed animals and working animals operate in a very different legal landscape where there are consistent cultural & political forces that make it hard to achieve sustained rights expansions. EU has seen some expansion but even there we see that the enforcement lags the written law.
Thank you for the wonderful article 👍
You’re welcome!
Signed up on waitlist immediately. Long known a bond with a dog is inseparable, and their comprehension of language, and smell is far superior to ours. We also have common motivational interests ( food), companionship, and even jealousy to name a few… I need that collar !
Thank you!
Companiondogproject.org has a new database maybe Praful Mathur would be interested in the work Carolyn Kelly is doing with Companion Dog Project
Thank you!
I'd like to volunteer to work with the team if possible. Please let me know who I can email my CV to
praful@sarama.ai
Thank you for this Substack and for consistently writing about moonshots in a way that makes them feel not just technically plausible but imaginatively alive.
This one really captivated me. The idea that AI’s next frontier is to listen and intepret across the boundary between species, feels profound.
It also immediately brought to mind The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst, and the screenplay adaptation by Jamie Linden ( currently unproduced I believe). Have you read either? It is such a thought-provoking story: A dog is the sole witness of a pivotal act but cannot say what happened.
Enjoyed your essay, and genuinely imagination-expanding moonshot.
I will have to read that one
Amazing. Thanks.
Only the first step - and often the most important one … I am into longevity - imagine what good sensors and all the new things coming can track in our body and find ways to improve it - I don’t believe in a magic pill to fix it all - but if you (or your personal agent) know all this personal health … wow
Yes this applied to dogs & cats is our future.
https://michaelamicangelo.substack.com/p/ivan-and-the-algebra-tutor-a-meditation?r=71diz9&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Just signed up. Can wait to see how this works. Thanks much, Alex!
Incredible! Thank you for your support.
All is Mind and Sound forms. Harmonic Resonance of Mind is the map of the Noosphere.
Would be interested in your thoughts on the possibility of using AI to understand mycelial networks
Anything is possible in this new world and this is something I'd love to help out.