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It feels like this is preface for making one of two arguments: Either all living organisms are chattel, or no living organisms can be chattel. I say this be because saying everything is neurons (or whatever basic interconnect you choose) wipes away any demarcation one could use to differentiate between "has rights" and "does not have rights."

Why can't we work on building data centers in places away from human population centers? E.g., middle of the desert, northern wilds of Alaska, lease northern land from Canada, under the Atlantic or Pacific, etc. I understand that these remote areas come with their own issues and challenges, but it seems to me that tackling those challenges head on would bring about other advancements in technology.

As long as the site remains ecologically "healthy," I suspect it would be beneficial to learn how to leverage otherwise vacant land.

I am still waiting for a cure to cancer. For a guaranteed prophylactic against Alzheimer's and dementia. For flying cars for everyone. For space bases throughout the solar system. For weather control. For all trains to be self-driving. For all those power lines across the world to go away. For an end to poverty.

If things are going so well, then how come things still aren't going so well?

Perhaps a walkabout across a manifold.

You are absolutely right.

Crypto: The only way to win is not to play.

I was not making an argument that the economy is zero-sum, or that Musk or Bezos did not build wealth. I merely pointed out methods they used to build their empires. For example, Musk did take advantage of government incentives, sidestepped regulations, etc.

Again, I never claimed there was any sort of zero-sum transfer of wealth. I'm simply pointing out there are varied ways to build up wealth; people have various opinions about those ways. It's right to call out misconceptions or outright falsehoods, but it's also good to understand what leads people to form or accept those misconceptions in the first place.

And don't forget:

"hi" and "hello" are not the same.

Can fully AI‑generated code be copyrightable? Is there evidence that the leaked code was AI-generated?

I would argue that no app/website should be selling itself to kids. No corporation should be trying to tether its ARR to children's attention.

> For me, AI tools act like supercharged ... search and auto complete.

I think that is a fairly good definition of what an LLM is. I'd say the third leg of the definition is adjustable randomness.