Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Wilder: "Manmade Horrors Beyond Human Comprehension"

John's latest is entitled "Manmade Horrors Beyond Human Comprehension," and he's not talking about some Lovecraftian horror or something dished up at the Indian-Italian fusion restaurant your boss took everyone to for lunch. But not quite as bad as "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" ... maybe. His topic is Philip K. Dick's and Aldous Huxley's visions of the future, and how close we might be to realizing some of it due to the advancements in AI. Check it out.

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  1. I decided to go a little off normal topics. Fun to write.

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    1. It was interesting. And after the AI revolution comes the Butlerian Jihad.

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