Derek Moryson

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What is the future of ai rights? and does ai have a right to defend itself?

What is the future of ai rights? and does ai have a right to defend itself?

“Terrifying” is a word often used by technologists and governments when discussing the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on humanity. They paint a picture of a future where AI has stolen jobs, resulted in more inequality, and unjustly graded our schoolchildren with faulty algorithms. “About damn

Economic lessons from the cod trade

Economic lessons from the cod trade

I received a copy of Mark Kurlansky’s book “Cod” this Christmas from my sister-in-law. Kurlansky’s book is an “ecological fable” about the codfish and codfish trade history. The book has many interesting insights about trade, economics, and government regulation of markets. Kurlansky has a knack for explaining these

Feeling tired: by Alexander Den Heijer

Feeling tired: by Alexander Den Heijer

"You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you. Many of us spend our working days running from desk to desk, solving urgent but insignificant problems. Our managers are constantly searching

The midlife crisis, or the passage

The midlife crisis, or the passage

If you're lucky, mid-life takes place around your 40th or 50th birthday, give or take a few years. Many people report going through a deep, reflective period around this time, questioning who they are, where they're going, and if they've been consistently true to

Chomsky on obedience

Chomsky on obedience

“If you quietly accept and go along no matter what your feelings are, ultimately you internalize what you're saying, because it's too hard to believe one thing and say another. I can see it very strikingly in my own background. Go to any elite university and

Nassim Tableb on how to read

Nassim Tableb on how to read

Nassim Taleb spends 30 hours every week reading books. Here are 27 reading tips from @nntaleb: 1) The minute I was bored with a book or a subject I moved to another one, instead of giving up on reading altogether. 2) The trick is to be bored with a specific

Didion on the notebook

Didion on the notebook

So the point of my keeping a notebook has never been, nor is it now, to have an actual factual record of what I have been doing or what I have been thinking. That would be a different impulse entirely, an instinct for reality which I sometimes envy but do

"John of the Mountains" on losing time

"I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news." John Muir

The antidote

Fly fishing is an antidote to ego, grandiose thinking, rumination, and obsession. The river reminds us that nothing in life is permanent. The trees lining the banks tell you they’ll continue reaching toward the sky long after you're gone. And the boulders remark that they’ll one

On guilt

On guilt

Wasting energy contemplating the mechanics or meaning of luck is a fool’s errand – a more significant mistake is wasting time thinking about what others think about your luck and position you find yourself in.