Humans bond with anything that answers back. I’m writing the book on why. Clear Signal | AI & human connection | Cape Town
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Cutoff to receive an ARC (advanced reviewer copy / free) of my debut non-fiction book: Clear Signal, is 23 October 2026.
Anyway, a funny little circular argument:
If an AI agent responds on your behalf, who sent the message?
The answer depends on the personal philosophy of the person.
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You have ONLY 99 DAYS left to get monetized on YouTube with 4000 watch hours.
Then it goes to 8000 hours.
If you’re already partnered, you’re fine.
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"what are your strengths?"
we drink energy drinks and figure it the fuck out
Technically true; functionally irrelevant. (i would print this on a t shirt)
Describing what something is, does not explain what it does.
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This is what South Africans are building with AI. These are builders who told me what they're working on in my replies. Some have a live product, some a prototype, some an idea. Through today I'll share them by sector. Follow the ones that catch your eye.
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To be clear, the "dangerous path to start down" is sprinting to build and massively scale alien minds without understanding of how they work. If your alien develops morally relevant cognitive traits, *you* are the one doing the dangerous thing (not the folks who point this out).
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Treasury backs down on ludicrous crypto rules after being inundated with 'thousands' of comments.
BREAKING | Treasury backs down on crypto rules after ‘thousands’ of comments techcentral.co.za/treasury-c…
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BREAKING | Treasury backs down on crypto rules after ‘thousands’ of comments techcentral.co.za/treasury-c…
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A useful philosophical dictionary for beginners:
• Axiologically: very
• Essentially: very
• Fundamentally: very
• Inherently: very
• Innately: very
• Intrinsically: very
• Metaphysically: very
• Objectively: very
• Ontologically: very
• Universally: very
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The South African Bureau of Standards has published a series of draft guidelines regarding the use of AI in the country.
mybroadband.co.za/news/ai/67…
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What if you fell in love with a robot?
This week, @AndreBothmaTax and I talk character.ai, human-machine relations, new frontiers in cinema, and how our new AI friends may (or may not) address some of the most pressing issues of our time.
youtube.com/watch?v=fEWbUCQe…