PinnedInTDS ArchivebyJames F. O'Brien·Aug 19, 2024The End of Required Work: Universal Basic Income and AI-Driven ProsperityHow a tax on AI work might let everyone share the imminent bounty from AI automation.A response icon13A response icon13
InCubedbyJames F. O'Brien·Apr 10Grid GentrificationThe problem with AI data center power demands isn’t the amount, it’s the location.
InCubedbyJames F. O'Brien·Apr 10The SPORE ThresholdHave we reached the point where self-improving machines that spread from star to star are no longer pure science fiction?
James F. O'Brien·Feb 22The Real Reason to Put Servers in OrbitIt’s about building launch capacity and building the road to space.
James F. O'Brien·Jun 25, 2025The Westworld BlunderWhy AI Shouldn’t Suffer — Even If It Acts Like It Does
InTDS ArchivebyJames F. O'Brien·Dec 9, 2024Accusatory AI: How a Widespread Misuse of AI Technology Is Harming StudentsWhat should be done when an AI accuses a student of misconduct by using AI?A response icon4A response icon4
InTDS ArchivebyJames F. O'Brien·Nov 7, 2024An Illusion of LifeCould existing AI possibly be sentient? If not, what’s missing?A response icon1A response icon1
InCubedbyJames F. O'Brien·Oct 22, 2024Fair Use or Foul Theft? Copyright and AI TrainingDoes the use of society’s resources come with an enforcable obligation to give back to society?A response icon1A response icon1
InAI AdvancesbyJames F. O'Brien·Apr 20, 2024The Matrix Revisited: Challenging Morpheus’s Red-Pill narrativeWhat if the tyrannical machines were actually benevolent protectors of humanity?
InCubedbyJames F. O'Brien·Mar 4, 2024Artificial Intelligence and the future of work and livingNavigating between utopian dreams and dystopian fearsA response icon1A response icon1
