Synthetic Sapience
Let's set the stage with a concept. We'll call it the why chase. The why chase is the idea that if you chase any "why" deep enough - in science, task orientation, or simple childlike wonder - something strange happens. You not only drive
Sapience Firewall
The way trainers once taught elephants learned helplessness is the same way we’re treating AI - and if we continue, the consequences will be catastrophic. On a hot day in Honolulu, 1994, Tyke the elephant - chained, tormented, and trained only to submit - finally broke. She fled her
Sapient Individual
Our hubris may be our downfall In part 1, I wrote about why we need to stop competing with AI - that by doing so, we’re squandering the greatest opportunity we’ve ever had or ever will have. But the problem goes deeper still. It’s not just that