UFOs, plastic flowers, ego, etcetera

An intelligence that does not know itself is properly described as artificial.

UFOs

We are gradually ceding control to a vast and insinuating intelligence. Being artificial, it’s cold. Take the growing raft of UFO sightings. They conjure no warmth, no friendliness. It’s like we’re being probed.

Behind the AI curve

An eon ago, there was concern that television could have a corrupting influence on young people. As a safeguard, various regulatory bodies were brought into being. Then the Internet popped up. What the…?