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Other than AI ideally. I've long been fascinated by CRISPR.

Wanna hear about niche tech or anything y'all find fascinating

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One of my favourite modern writers is Ted Chiang. He has argued that the horror in science fiction tends to come not from the technology but the system that it exists in.

You might appreciate this: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tedchiang/the-real-danger-to-civilization-isnt-ai-its-runaway#.nq4zaYNr6

[-] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 3 points 6 days ago

Oh man, that first sentence, already...

This summer, Elon Musk spoke to the National Governors Association and told them that โ€œAI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.โ€

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