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speeding_snail  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pathway to the Global Brain (Part 1/5)

This is great stuff. I agree with Humanodon on there being a lot in there. I am looking forward to the other 4 parts in this series.

I like the last part about Big Brother. The absolute oppression in North Korea is indeed halting the development of the country. That much is for sure. However, I don't see how it makes a big brother senario less likely. Yes, the big brother of 1984 might not be the outcome (thoughtcrimes alone can stop development). However, a less extreme variation can exist. All you need is the illusion of freedom to let people act, invent, do art, etc. This all without threatening the established powers.

Anyhow, I am intersted in the research and will seriously consider donating. Thanks for the interesting piece.





theadvancedapes  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I don't see how it makes a big brother senario less likely

The point is that the Global Brain (a higher distributed intelligence produced by human/machine interactions via the medium of the Internet) could not be produced in a centralized fashion. If we experienced a future in a global dictatorship, the Global Brain wouldn't emerge. I actually don't even know how such a regime could stabilize itself on such a large scale. If a Global Brain emerges, it will be because of complete decentralization. I'll be detailing this very clearly in parts 3 and 4 especially.

    I am intersted in the research and will seriously consider donating.

Thanks, I appreciate the consideration :)

speeding_snail  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, so the point is in the fact that it cannot be centeralized. Thanks for clearing that up. It is a bit like a decenteralized computer network in that respect. It cannot be controlled because of the fact that every computer makes its own (informed) decisions.

theadvancedapes  ·  3858 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Precisely! And we will see through the actual pathway that our system keeps decentralizing. It is a exhilarating phenomenon (and path)!